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Weather Records on 4 January 1905

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1905. Highest significance: Fredericton Unb, CA.

Key Facts for 4 January 1905

  • On 4 January 1905, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Fredericton Unb set an all-time record daily snowfall of 52.1 cm (20.5 in) on 4 January 1905.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 4 January 1905 21 station records on 4 January 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 4 January 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 January 1905: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily snowfall52.1 cm (20.5 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation54.1 mm (2.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.8 C (69.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.3 C (45.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.1 cm (3.2 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra ChaletAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.0 mm (0.24 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Port MorienCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature2.6 C (36.7 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 4 January 1905 by type Records set or tied on 4 January 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 6. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 6Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 January 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.
Records on 4 January 1905 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall6
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 January 1905 by timescale Records on 4 January 1905 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 1monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 January 1905 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 4 January 1905 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 1905 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1420 to 40: 240 to 60: 060 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 2120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 1905
MarginRecords
0 to 2014
20 to 402
40 to 600
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1202
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1905
Top 20 records on 4 January 1905 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 January 1905Fredericton Unb, CAall-time snowfall52.1 cm (20.5 in)11.5 cm (4.5 in)11 years44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1905Halifax, CAdaily rain54.1 mm (2.1 in)24.9 mm (1.0 in)9 years29 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Chatham, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)11.6 cm (4.6 in)15 years25 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)7.7 cm (3.0 in)26 years23 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Dalhousie, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Dalhousie, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min20.8 C (69.4 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Sydney, CAdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Portland, USdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Vineland, USdaily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Urana (Butherwah), AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Sydney, CAdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Armagh, GBdaily high min7.3 C (45.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Saint John, CAdaily snowfall8.1 cm (3.2 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low max23.9 C (75.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Kiandra Chalet, AUdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)15 years7 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Port Morien, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1905Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1 year5 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 1905
Records on 01-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1905. 1905 had 21 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001795: 21803: 21824: 11845: 11855: 11860: 21864: 41866: 11867: 21869: 21871: 21872: 11873: 21874: 31876: 11877: 31878: 31879: 11880: 11881: 31882: 21884: 21886: 51887: 21888: 41889: 41890: 21891: 41892: 11893: 21894: 91895: 81896: 21897: 11898: 21899: 41900: 61901: 91902: 71903: 161904: 511905: 211906: 151907: 131908: 81909: 231910: 201911: 171912: 301913: 271914: 451915: 211916: 591917: 591918: 781919: 341920: 1131921: 1211922: 561923: 541924: 1841925: 1281926: 3101927: 1851928: 1501929: 961930: 1341931: 941932: 2001933: 2311934: 3191935: 2071936: 3941937: 2511938: 1361939: 6471940: 3321941: 1,0101942: 1,1911943: 4531944: 3001945: 1941946: 3711947: 8581948: 3911949: 1,2611950: 2,0151951: 3941952: 3491953: 2671954: 2491955: 6591956: 4621957: 2621958: 4481959: 1,1241960: 3581961: 3781962: 3591963: 5591964: 3491965: 4031966: 7981967: 3191968: 6611969: 6451970: 4971971: 1,1911972: 7281973: 6671974: 9571975: 3941976: 5341977: 5241978: 6561979: 1,6061980: 6431981: 1,4301982: 2,2611983: 9531984: 9961985: 1,0491986: 7051987: 1,1721988: 9031989: 1,2051990: 5091991: 1,0161992: 1,2011993: 1,5381994: 1,4181995: 9221996: 1,3891997: 3,2561998: 1,2461999: 1,8422000: 1,4862001: 1,3502002: 1,1512003: 1,2292004: 1,6112005: 1,5812006: 1,1672007: 2,0452008: 8452009: 8242010: 1,1832011: 5862012: 1,3572013: 7972014: 7702015: 7152016: 6182017: 9972018: 1,0962019: 6162020: 4972021: 4272022: 6982023: 1,2362024: 5622025: 4772026: 1,0131795187918981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1905. 1905 had 21 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-04 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18032
18241
18451
18551
18602
18644
18661
18672
18692
18712
18721
18732
18743
18761
18773
18783
18791
18801
18813
18822
18842
18865
18872
18884
18894
18902
18914
18921
18932
18949
18958
18962
18971
18982
18994
19006
19019
19027
190316
190451
190521
190615
190713
19088
190923
191020
191117
191230
191327
191445
191521
191659
191759
191878
191934
1920113
1921121
192256
192354
1924184
1925128
1926310
1927185
1928150
192996
1930134
193194
1932200
1933231
1934319
1935207
1936394
1937251
1938136
1939647
1940332
19411,010
19421,191
1943453
1944300
1945194
1946371
1947858
1948391
19491,261
19502,015
1951394
1952349
1953267
1954249
1955659
1956462
1957262
1958448
19591,124
1960358
1961378
1962359
1963559
1964349
1965403
1966798
1967319
1968661
1969645
1970497
19711,191
1972728
1973667
1974957
1975394
1976534
1977524
1978656
19791,606
1980643
19811,430
19822,261
1983953
1984996
19851,049
1986705
19871,172
1988903
19891,205
1990509
19911,016
19921,201
19931,538
19941,418
1995922
19961,389
19973,256
19981,246
19991,842
20001,486
20011,350
20021,151
20031,229
20041,611
20051,581
20061,167
20072,045
2008845
2009824
20101,183
2011586
20121,357
2013797
2014770
2015715
2016618
2017997
20181,096
2019616
2020497
2021427
2022698
20231,236
2024562
2025477
20261,013

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).