Weather Records on 4 March 2000

878 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 2000. Highest significance: Northport, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 2000

On 4 March 2000, 878 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
640 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 860 daily.
Northport set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 4 March 2000.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

878 stations

878 station records on 4 March 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lake Argyle Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Legune	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.4 mm (9.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kadoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

878 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 499, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 4 March 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	499
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 4 March 2000 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 860.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

691 broken records

Margins by which the 691 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 2000

Top 20 records on 4 March 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 2000	Northport, US	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2000	Lake Argyle Resort, AU	all-time rain	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2000	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2000	Newry, AU	daily rain	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Cold Bay AP, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Legune, AU	monthly rain	250.4 mm (9.9 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Slaton, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Luverne, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Argyle Downs, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Fergus Falls, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Milaca, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Hayward Rs, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Cooperstown, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Steele 4N, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Wishek, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2000	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2000. 2000 had 878 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 2000-03-04: 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	681
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2