Weather Records on 4 March 2005

782 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 2005. Highest significance: Middleboro, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 2005

On 4 March 2005, 782 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 268 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 703 daily.
Middleboro set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 4 March 2005.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

782 stations

782 station records on 4 March 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Assen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vroomshoop	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonloo	Netherlands	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blokzijl	Netherlands	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Frederiksoord	Netherlands	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Joure	Netherlands	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kornwerderzand	Netherlands	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Buinen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oldeholtpade	Netherlands	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Onnen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uithuizen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Veendam	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde-1	Netherlands	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandijk	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmuiden	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Giethoorn	Netherlands	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harderwijk	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhorn	Netherlands	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sneek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsteren	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zwolle	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dronten	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vlagtwedde	Netherlands	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emmen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Papenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roden	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonebeek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Veenhuizen (D)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Beemster	Netherlands	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enkhuizen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rheezerveen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde-1	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Herbayum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuinre	Netherlands	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elspeet	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamaga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

782 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 223.

Records on 4 March 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	223

Records on 4 March 2005 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 67, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 2005

Top 20 records on 4 March 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2005	Assen, NL	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Vroomshoop, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Groningen-1, NL	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Schoonloo, NL	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Emmeloord, NL	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Blokzijl, NL	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Dwingelo, NL	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Eernewoude, NL	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Frederiksoord, NL	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Joure, NL	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Kornwerderzand, NL	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Lisse, NL	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Marum, NL	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Nieuw Buinen, NL	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Oldeholtpade, NL	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Onnen, NL	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Uithuizen, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Veendam, NL	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2005	Eelde-1, NL	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1801 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2005. 2005 had 782 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-04 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1804	1
1810	1
1814	1
1816	1
1817	1
1837	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	5
1846	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	6
1881	5
1882	2
1884	1
1886	3
1888	4
1889	3
1890	7
1891	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	11
1897	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	18
1904	8
1905	8
1906	14
1907	13
1908	15
1909	23
1910	7
1911	6
1912	46
1913	23
1914	27
1915	27
1916	37
1917	51
1918	79
1919	162
1920	76
1921	99
1922	59
1923	206
1924	139
1925	272
1926	144
1927	132
1928	100
1929	252
1930	148
1931	295
1932	341
1933	357
1934	402
1935	528
1936	171
1937	336
1938	628
1939	278
1940	242
1941	278
1942	266
1943	1,123
1944	564
1945	465
1946	679
1947	407
1948	698
1949	299
1950	638
1951	740
1952	747
1953	540
1954	528
1955	1,317
1956	504
1957	294
1958	414
1959	743
1960	2,289
1961	773
1962	536
1963	502
1964	677
1965	855
1966	1,050
1967	359
1968	1,100
1969	252
1970	332
1971	1,217
1972	632
1973	569
1974	1,456
1975	514
1976	1,696
1977	1,240
1978	1,905
1979	1,100
1980	742
1981	742
1982	758
1983	2,210
1984	671
1985	1,118
1986	1,113
1987	1,577
1988	924
1989	1,369
1990	738
1991	1,343
1992	1,283
1993	749
1994	959
1995	1,062
1996	727
1997	1,013
1998	1,720
1999	990
2000	878
2001	762
2002	2,015
2003	861
2004	1,092
2005	782
2006	711
2007	779
2008	919
2009	1,460
2010	517
2011	682
2012	755
2013	708
2014	1,792
2015	577
2016	748
2017	571
2018	645
2019	2,178
2020	873
2021	492
2022	516
2023	807
2024	1,328
2025	695
2026	747

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Data for records on 2005-03-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	508
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	14
250 to 300	8
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	2