Weather Records on 4 March 2017

571 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 2017. Highest significance: Bettowynd (Condry), AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 2017

On 4 March 2017, 571 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 567 daily.
Bettowynd (Condry) set a daily record precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 4 March 2017.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

571 stations

571 station records on 4 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dulan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barrengarry (the Old School Ho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brooman (Carisbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juanita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya (the Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (the Pie Shop)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo (Wandella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel (Cottesloe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Lower (Araluen Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Verona (Shiloh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cotulla la Salle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kioloa Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brogo (Hawks Head Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 7 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Topeka Forbes Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-USA	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ojmjakon	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hanscom Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burilda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brogo (Blanchards Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laryak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Rs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

571 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 4 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 4 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 2017

Top 20 records on 4 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 2017	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	110 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2017	Dulan, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2017	Brownsville, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Somerby, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Ajan, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Barrengarry (the Old School Ho, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Brooman (Carisbrook), AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Encarnacion, PY	daily rain	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Snowball, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Belvedere, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Tonghe, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Koror, PW	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	McAllen Miller Intl AP, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Woodenbong (Unumgar St), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Juanita, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Moruya (the Lagoon), AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Brockport, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2017	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	92 years	42 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2017. 2017 had 571 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 50	479
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1