Weather Records on 4 March 2004

1,092 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 2004. Highest significance: Gridley, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 2004

On 4 March 2004, 1,092 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
547 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,054 daily.
Gridley set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 4 March 2004.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,092 stations

1,092 station records on 4 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gridley	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Girard	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guymon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forsan	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beacon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon UNIV Mo - SW Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dedari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Powder River #2	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,092 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 392, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 380, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 4 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	392
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	380
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 4 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 1,054.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

867 broken records

Margins by which the 867 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 2004

Top 20 records on 4 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 2004	Gridley, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2004	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2004	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Garnett 1 E, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Steelville 2 N, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Beaver, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Haskell, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Girard, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Guymon, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Okeene, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Flomot 4 NE, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	117 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Duncan, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Hollis 5E, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Shawnee, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Forsan, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Wellington, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2004	Larned, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	50 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2004. 2004 had 1,092 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 2004-03-04: 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	849
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1