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Weather Records on 4 December 1917

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1917. Highest significance: Medicine Hat A, CA.

Key Facts for 4 December 1917

  • On 4 December 1917, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Medicine Hat A set a daily record snowfall of 10.4 cm (4.1 in) on 4 December 1917.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 4 December 1917 31 station records on 4 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 4 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 December 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily snowfall10.4 cm (4.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.8 mm (2.7 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-22.6 C (-8.7 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-26.9 C (-16.4 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.8 cm (2.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-20.7 C (-5.3 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord high minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation6.0 mm (0.24 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
YalataAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.0 mm (0.20 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BygooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-14.5 C (5.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
ColinroobieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BulgandraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
ElmoreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-28.3 C (-18.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature26.9 C (80.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 4 December 1917 by type Records set or tied on 4 December 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 December 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 4 December 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 4 December 1917 by timescale Records on 4 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 28.
Records on 4 December 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 1917 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2210 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 150 to 60: 260 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 1022
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501
50 to 602
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1917
Top 20 records on 4 December 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 December 1917Medicine Hat A, CAdaily snowfall10.4 cm (4.1 in)7.9 cm (3.1 in)18 years35 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1917Bendemeer (Caroline St), AUdaily rain68.8 mm (2.7 in)47.5 mm (1.9 in)3 years34 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Sonnblick, ATdaily low max-22.6 C (-8.7 F)9.6 C (17.3 F)15 years29 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Maitland (Woodburlie), AUmonthly rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)6 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Sonnblick, ATdaily low min-26.9 C (-16.4 F)7.9 C (14.2 F)17 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917New Westminster, CAdaily snowfall5.8 cm (2.3 in)5.8 cm (2.3 in)41 years23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)26 years23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Saentis, CHdaily low min-20.7 C (-5.3 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)30 years22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Medicine Hat A, CAdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Ekaterinburg, RUmonthly high min2.0 C (35.6 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Durham, GBdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Hvar, HRdaily low max6.7 C (44.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Astrakan, RUmonthly high min6.0 C (42.8 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Gorki, BYdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Yalata, AUdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Yanco (Billinbah East), AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RUdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Campbelltown 1, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1917Bygoo, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)16 years11 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 1917
Records on 12-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1917. 1917 had 31 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 21797: 11810: 21823: 11829: 21846: 11847: 11849: 11850: 11852: 31854: 11855: 51856: 21858: 11859: 11860: 11861: 11865: 11866: 11867: 11868: 21870: 31872: 11873: 11875: 21876: 11878: 11879: 71882: 31883: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 11889: 11891: 41892: 91896: 21897: 51898: 91899: 31900: 131901: 71902: 151903: 71904: 61905: 161906: 251907: 51908: 81909: 451910: 71911: 271912: 461913: 591914: 611915: 611916: 951917: 311918: 271919: 941920: 541921: 601922: 721923: 1421924: 1291925: 2661926: 1741927: 1841928: 1431929: 4321930: 2211931: 4111932: 2651933: 5241934: 1491935: 3301936: 6371937: 1481938: 2751939: 4431940: 6001941: 1,3261942: 4501943: 2591944: 3771945: 3321946: 5151947: 5771948: 5041949: 1201950: 8521951: 5831952: 2691953: 7381954: 6891955: 8111956: 6921957: 3501958: 5291959: 2121960: 6281961: 5701962: 5741963: 2851964: 1,1951965: 5901966: 1,0471967: 4281968: 7751969: 3661970: 9331971: 7681972: 1,9731973: 1,1241974: 6511975: 7571976: 6691977: 6541978: 1,5821979: 9431980: 9761981: 6381982: 2,1381983: 1,2841984: 7961985: 1,2391986: 5491987: 6241988: 7641989: 1,5411990: 1,1641991: 1,1781992: 1,0751993: 7081994: 1,0291995: 9721996: 6841997: 6541998: 2,5491999: 9302000: 8952001: 9742002: 1,4782003: 5952004: 7212005: 1,0752006: 1,5102007: 1,0052008: 6522009: 1,1142010: 1,8742011: 1,2522012: 1,4822013: 1,2272014: 6292015: 4282016: 5332017: 6072018: 5632019: 5222020: 4242021: 9422022: 4372023: 7362024: 5902025: 5351796186518891910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1917. 1917 had 31 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-04 in each year
YearRecords
17962
17971
18102
18231
18292
18461
18471
18491
18501
18523
18541
18555
18562
18581
18591
18601
18611
18651
18661
18671
18682
18703
18721
18731
18752
18761
18781
18797
18823
18832
18851
18864
18871
18881
18891
18914
18929
18962
18975
18989
18993
190013
19017
190215
19037
19046
190516
190625
19075
19088
190945
19107
191127
191246
191359
191461
191561
191695
191731
191827
191994
192054
192160
192272
1923142
1924129
1925266
1926174
1927184
1928143
1929432
1930221
1931411
1932265
1933524
1934149
1935330
1936637
1937148
1938275
1939443
1940600
19411,326
1942450
1943259
1944377
1945332
1946515
1947577
1948504
1949120
1950852
1951583
1952269
1953738
1954689
1955811
1956692
1957350
1958529
1959212
1960628
1961570
1962574
1963285
19641,195
1965590
19661,047
1967428
1968775
1969366
1970933
1971768
19721,973
19731,124
1974651
1975757
1976669
1977654
19781,582
1979943
1980976
1981638
19822,138
19831,284
1984796
19851,239
1986549
1987624
1988764
19891,541
19901,164
19911,178
19921,075
1993708
19941,029
1995972
1996684
1997654
19982,549
1999930
2000895
2001974
20021,478
2003595
2004721
20051,075
20061,510
20071,005
2008652
20091,114
20101,874
20111,252
20121,482
20131,227
2014629
2015428
2016533
2017607
2018563
2019522
2020424
2021942
2022437
2023736
2024590
2025535

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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).