Weather Records on 4 February 1918

80 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1918. Highest significance: Pointe Riche, CA.

Key Facts for 4 February 1918

On 4 February 1918, 80 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 75 daily.
Pointe Riche set an all-time record daily snowfall of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 4 February 1918.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

80 stations

80 station records on 4 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.4 C (-28.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

80 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 4 February 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 75.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

70 broken records

Margins by which the 70 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1918

Top 20 records on 4 February 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1918	Pointe Riche, CA	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1918	Toongabbie, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1918	Pointe Riche, CA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1918	Point Escuminac, CA	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Owen Sound, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Guelph Oac, CA	monthly low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Galway, IE	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Charlottetown, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Whitehead, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1918	Buchan, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	17 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 80 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	60
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2