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Weather Records on 4 January 1913

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1913. Highest significance: Pointe Riche, CA.

Key Facts for 4 January 1913

  • On 4 January 1913, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Pointe Riche set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 4 January 1913.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 4 January 1913 27 station records on 4 January 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 4 January 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 January 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Pointe RicheCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.2 mm (1.8 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
DartmouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WillowmoreSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature24.7 C (76.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 4 January 1913 by type Records set or tied on 4 January 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 January 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 4 January 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 January 1913 by timescale Records on 4 January 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 January 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27.
Records on 4 January 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 1913 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1610 to 20: 320 to 30: 530 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 1016
10 to 203
20 to 305
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1913
Top 20 records on 4 January 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 January 1913Pointe Riche, CAdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)6 years44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1913Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)26.1 mm (1.0 in)23 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Moree Post Office, AUdaily rain45.2 mm (1.8 in)26.4 mm (1.0 in)9 years23 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Dartmouth, AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)23 years22 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Singleton Post Office, AUdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)23 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Sheffield, GBdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Merriwa (Gummun Place), AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Willow Tree (Valais), AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)9 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Willowmore, ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Scone (Philip Street), AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Belltrees 1, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Dalhousie, CAdaily high max5.0 C (41.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max24.7 C (76.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Hill End Post Office, AUdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Campbelltown 1, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1913Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 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 1913
Records on 01-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1913. 1913 had 27 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 1913. 1913 had 27 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).