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Weather Records on 4 January 1906

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1906. Highest significance: Putten (Gld), NL.

Key Facts for 4 January 1906

  • On 4 January 1906, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Putten (Gld) set a daily record precipitation of 19.7 mm (0.8 in) on 4 January 1906.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 4 January 1906 15 station records on 4 January 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 4 January 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 January 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation19.7 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 4 January 1906 by type Records set or tied on 4 January 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 January 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 4 January 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 January 1906 by timescale Records on 4 January 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 January 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15.
Records on 4 January 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 1906 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 95 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 59
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1906
Top 15 records on 4 January 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 January 1906Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain19.7 mm (0.8 in)9.8 mm (0.39 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high max15.6 C (60.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906Saint John, CAdaily high max9.4 C (48.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906World Trade Ctr, USdaily high max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906Truro, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906Dalhousie, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906Dalhousie, CAdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906Peterborough, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie37 years3 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1906Parry Sound, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)7.6 cm (3.0 in)tie10 years1 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 1906
Records on 01-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1906. 1906 had 15 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 1906. 1906 had 15 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).