Weather Records on 4 March 2011

682 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 2011. Highest significance: Hale Loud Dam, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 2011

On 4 March 2011, 682 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 660 daily.
Hale Loud Dam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 4 March 2011.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

682 stations

682 station records on 4 March 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Whitestone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Helen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jendouba	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah (Rocky Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yaraka State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Agustin Metziquititlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Leonard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frolovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Opaeula 870	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watsons Creek (Tilmunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Vojampolka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tixtla (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

682 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 4 March 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 4 March 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

550 broken records

Margins by which the 550 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 2011

Top 20 records on 4 March 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 2011	Hale Loud Dam, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2011	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2011	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	104 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2011	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	98 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2011	Mahaulepu 941.1, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2011	Toogoolawah Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2011	Mt Whitestone, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2011	Ft Davis, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	105 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2011	Helen Springs, AU	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2011	Eromanga - Webber St, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2011	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	110 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2011	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2011	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2011	Puhi 1013, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2011	Kyogle Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2011	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2011	Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2011	Harrison, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2011	W Lawai 931, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2011	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	47 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2011. 2011 had 682 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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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 100	541
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1