Weather Records on 4 March 1987

1,577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1987. Highest significance: Bremerton, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1987

On 4 March 1987, 1,577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
687 were record highs and 604 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 151 monthly and 1,422 daily.
Bremerton set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 4 March 1987.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,577 stations

1,577 station records on 4 March 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
San Baltazar Tetela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oldenburg (A)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chalcatongo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goodnight Scrub Res 169	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doongul State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,577 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 356, Lowest daily maximum 290, Highest daily minimum 331, Lowest daily minimum 314, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 4 March 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	356
Lowest daily maximum	290
Highest daily minimum	331
Lowest daily minimum	314
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 4 March 1987 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 151, daily 1,422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,358 broken records

Margins by which the 1,358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1987

Top 20 records on 4 March 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1987	Bremerton, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1987	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	105 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1987	San Baltazar Tetela, MX	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Izmail, UA	monthly low max	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Boona-Choppa, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Presa Requena, MX	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Heppner, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Luna Rs, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Crescent Head, AU	daily rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Kiev, UA	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Plauen, DE	daily low min	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Caldwell, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Baia Mare, RO	daily low min	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1987	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	54 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1987. 1987 had 1,577 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 1987-03-04: 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 50	1,330
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1