Weather Records on 4 March 2015

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 2015. Highest significance: Machias, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 2015

On 4 March 2015, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 553 daily.
Machias set a daily record snow depth of 157.5 cm (62.0 in) on 4 March 2015.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 4 March 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Machias	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moundsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopper	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia State Police	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paraburdoo Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kodachrome Basin Park	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City 5E	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 119.

Records on 4 March 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	119

Records on 4 March 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 2015

Top 20 records on 4 March 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 2015	Machias, US	daily snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2015	Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP, US	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	22.7 cm (8.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2015	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Clyde Lock 26, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Paducah, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Washington 1 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Jornada Exp Range, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Fulton, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Jackson, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Murray, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Marble Hill, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Natrona Lock 4, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Ft Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Ansonia 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Louisville Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	141 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Newburyport, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Hiram, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Omaha, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	115 years	43 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2015. 2015 had 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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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 100	444
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1