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Weather Records on 4 January 1909

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1909. Highest significance: Dimboola, AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 1909

  • On 4 January 1909, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Dimboola set a daily record precipitation of 16.5 mm (0.6 in) on 4 January 1909.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 4 January 1909 23 station records on 4 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 4 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.9 C (73.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature37.3 C (99.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature3.4 C (38.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
CastlemaineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong (Comberoond)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 4 January 1909 by type Records set or tied on 4 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 4 January 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 4 January 1909 by timescale Records on 4 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22.
Records on 4 January 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 1909 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.7. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 102 to 4: 54 to 6: 16 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 210
2 to 45
4 to 61
6 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1909
Top 20 records on 4 January 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 January 1909Dimboola, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)7 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min22.9 C (73.2 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max37.3 C (99.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Riversdale, ZAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Toledo Blade, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Vestervig, DKdaily high min3.4 C (38.1 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily high min1.5 C (34.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max9.4 C (48.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Castlemaine, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Armagh, GBdaily high min8.0 C (46.4 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Escanaba, USdaily high min-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Walgett Council Depot, AUmonthly high min (Tie)31.1 C (88.0 F)tie26 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Dandenong (Comberoond), AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1909Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9 years5 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 1909
Records on 01-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1909. 1909 had 23 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 1909. 1909 had 23 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).