Weather Records on 4 February 1917

123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1917. Highest significance: Inglewood Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1917

On 4 February 1917, 123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 118 daily.
Inglewood Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 84.1 mm (3.3 in) on 4 February 1917.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

123 stations

123 station records on 4 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tulcumbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Derra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ledknapper Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

123 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 4 February 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 4 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

114 broken records

Margins by which the 114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1917

Top 20 records on 4 February 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1917	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1917	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1917	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1917	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1917	Surat, AU	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1917	Dumble, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1917	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1917	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1917	Uccle, BE	daily low min	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1917	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1917	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1917	Enngonia (Morton Plains), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1917	Roseberry, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1917	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1917	Goonal, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1917	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1917	Stonehenge, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1917	Magdeburg, DE	monthly low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1917	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1917	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	26 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 123 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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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 20	83
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1