Weather Records on 4 March 1983

2,210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1983. Highest significance: Meningie, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1983

On 4 March 1983, 2,210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,428 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 2,152 daily.
Meningie set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 4 March 1983.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 4 March 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tailem Bend (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	377.0 mm (14.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Creel (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	486.0 mm (19.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mindarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perponda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	75.8 cm (29.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Waltowa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sunflower 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burr Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Banksia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thurber 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Purnong (Claypans)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batopilas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Lochaber)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tantanoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,210 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 528, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 900, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 648, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 4 March 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	528
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	900
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	648
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 4 March 1983 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 53, daily 2,152.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,946 broken records

Margins by which the 1,946 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 863.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1983

Top 20 records on 4 March 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1983	Meningie, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Payette, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Millicent, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Tailem Bend (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Tailem Bend, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Malheur Branch Exp STN, US	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Burra (Worlds End), AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Blanchetown, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	377.0 mm (14.8 in)	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Nonning, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Creel (Cfe), MX	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Byfield Childs Road, AU	all-time rain	486.0 mm (19.1 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Uvalde, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Mindarie, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1983	Leopold Downs, AU	monthly rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1983	Perponda, AU	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	59 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1983. 1983 had 2,210 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 1983-03-04: 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 200	1,943
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1