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Weather Records on 4 January 1912

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1912. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 4 January 1912

  • On 4 January 1912, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Milan set a daily record high maximum temperature of 13.6 C (56.5 F) on 4 January 1912.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 4 January 1912 30 station records on 4 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 4 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 January 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.7 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature19.2 C (66.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature2.9 C (37.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.7 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.4 C (45.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.9 C (42.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.0 mm (0.16 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-37.8 C (-36.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation2.9 mm (0.11 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature4.9 C (40.8 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.1 C (39.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Round HillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 4 January 1912 by type Records set or tied on 4 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 4 January 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 January 1912 by timescale Records on 4 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30.
Records on 4 January 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 1912 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2510 to 20: 220 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 1025
10 to 202
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1912
Top 20 records on 4 January 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 January 1912Milan, ITdaily high max13.6 C (56.5 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)12 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Chemnitz, DEdaily rain19.7 mm (0.8 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Plauen, DEdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Jonkoping, SEdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)42 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Galway, IEdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Groningen-1, NLdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Helmond, NLdaily rain16.2 mm (0.6 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Sydney, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Hambantota, LKdaily low min19.2 C (66.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Regensburg, DEdaily high min2.9 C (37.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Arnsberg, DEdaily rain19.7 mm (0.8 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Cet Central England, GBdaily high min7.4 C (45.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Arnsberg, DEdaily high min5.9 C (42.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RUdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912Karesuando, SEdaily low min-37.8 C (-36.0 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1912West Terschelling, NLdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)6 years8 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 1912
Records on 01-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1912. 1912 had 30 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 1912. 1912 had 30 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).