Weather Records on 4 December 1923

142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1923. Highest significance: Toledo Blade, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1923

On 4 December 1923, 142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 141 daily.
Toledo Blade set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 4 December 1923.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

142 stations

142 station records on 4 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

142 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 4 December 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 4 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 141.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

126 broken records

Margins by which the 126 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1923

Top 20 records on 4 December 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1923	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1923	Stratford, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Port Germein (Telowie), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Jerilderie (Pooginook), AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Beltana, AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Gigoomgan, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Halifax, CA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Mannum Council Depot, AU	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	San Remo, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Coonalpyn, AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Tareena, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Portland, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1923	Colton (Boola Boola), AU	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	22 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

1796 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1923. 1923 had 142 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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 5	99
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	9
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1