Weather Records on 4 March 2018

645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 2018. Highest significance: Driggs, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 2018

On 4 March 2018, 645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 617 daily.
Driggs set a daily record snowfall of 33.8 cm (13.3 in) on 4 March 2018.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

645 stations

645 station records on 4 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cecil Plains Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leck	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melangata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap 13 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Powderville 8 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Peck Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bountiful Bench	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wansey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cork	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

645 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 4 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 4 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 23, daily 617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 262.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 2018

Top 20 records on 4 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 2018	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2018	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	100 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2018	Libby 32 SSE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2018	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2018	Cecil Plains Homestead, AU	all-time rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	121 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2018	Arthur 4NW, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2018	Gundare, AU	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2018	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2018	Springdale, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2018	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2018	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2018	Gue, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2018	Darwin Rch, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2018	Leck, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2018	Vernal, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	115 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2018	Rosehill, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2018	Surat, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2018	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2018	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2018	Saco 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	46 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2018. 2018 had 645 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	455
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1