Weather Records on 4 December 1909

45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1909. Highest significance: Inverell Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 4 December 1909

On 4 December 1909, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 43 daily.
Inverell Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 4 December 1909.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

45 stations

45 station records on 4 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

45 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.

Records on 4 December 1909 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 43.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records

Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1909

Top 20 records on 4 December 1909 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1909	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1909	St John's, CA	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Maryland, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Oxford, GB	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Galway, IE	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Escanaba, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Dalhousie, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Charlottetown, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1909	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	30 years	13 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

1796 to 1909

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1909. 1909 had 45 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	38
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1