Weather Records on 4 January 1904

51 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1904. Highest significance: Concord, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1904

On 4 January 1904, 51 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 44 daily.
Concord set an all-time record low maximum temperature of -19.4 C (-2.9 F) on 4 January 1904.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

51 stations

51 station records on 4 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

51 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1904 by type: Lowest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 January 1904 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 44.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1904

Top 20 records on 4 January 1904 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1904	Concord, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Trenton 2, US	monthly low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Chatham, CA	monthly low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Saint John, CA	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Toronto, CA	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Southampton, CA	monthly low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1904	Mantova, IT	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1904

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 51 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	41
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1