Weather Records on 4 March 2016

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 2016. Highest significance: Cape May 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 2016

On 4 March 2016, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
506 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 739 daily.
Cape May 2 NW set a daily record snowfall of 13.7 cm (5.4 in) on 4 March 2016.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 4 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwagga (Thurlo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandberg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sinuiju	Korea, North	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mays Landing 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hilok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hecate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hotan	China	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Xinyang	China	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 276, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 4 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	276
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 4 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

627 broken records

Margins by which the 627 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 2016

Top 20 records on 4 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 2016	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	107 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	120 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Knox Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	131 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Liberty, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Varazdin, HR	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Mokpo, KR	daily high min	11.2 C (52.2 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Highlands, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Atlantic City Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Georgetown, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Auburn, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2016	Cerro, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	37 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2016. 2016 had 748 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 20	594
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2