Weather Records on 4 January 1926

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1926. Highest significance: Franklin 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1926

On 4 January 1926, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 307 daily.
Franklin 3 NW set a daily record precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 4 January 1926.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 4 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 4 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 4 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1926

Top 20 records on 4 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1926	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1926	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1926	Amite, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1926	Pushmataha, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1926	Oelrichs, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1926	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1926	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1926	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1926	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1926	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1926	Uniontown, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1926	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1926	Tunis, TN	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1926	Schriever, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1926	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1926	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1926	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1926	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1926	Greensboro, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1926	Highland Home, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	31 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 310 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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	204
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3