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Weather Records on 4 December 1918

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1918. Highest significance: Thomas River (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 December 1918

  • On 4 December 1918, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Thomas River (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 4 December 1918.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 4 December 1918 27 station records on 4 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 4 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Thomas River (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation51.1 mm (2.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-MaRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.1 cm (3.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily snowfall14.7 cm (5.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WillungaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.4 C (43.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
VytegraRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.7 mm (0.22 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'RussiaRecord daily precipitation5.2 mm (0.20 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 4 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 4 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 4 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 December 1918 by timescale Records on 4 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27.
Records on 4 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 1918 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1810 to 20: 320 to 30: 030 to 40: 140 to 50: 150 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 1018
10 to 203
20 to 300
30 to 401
40 to 501
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1918
Top 20 records on 4 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 December 1918Thomas River (Sar), ZAdaily rain51.1 mm (2.0 in)33.3 mm (1.3 in)17 years39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1918Sable Island East End, CAdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)6.4 cm (2.5 in)34 years30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Qacu (Bos), ZAdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)17 years26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Oranjerivier (Sar), ZAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Tot-Ma, RUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)5 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Tranebjerg, DKdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)44 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Barkly West (Tnk), ZAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Kingston Queens U, CAdaily snowfall9.1 cm (3.6 in)1.5 cm (0.6 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily high min5.5 C (41.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)41 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)0 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily snowfall14.7 cm (5.8 in)4.5 cm (1.8 in)0 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Willunga, AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Magdeburg, DEdaily high min6.4 C (43.5 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Astoria, USdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Vestervig, DKdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Sandvig, DKdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Cradock, ZAdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1918Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 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

1796 to 1918
Records on 12-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1918. 1918 had 27 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 1918. 1918 had 27 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).