Weather Records on 4 February 1931

176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1931. Highest significance: Marlborough Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1931

On 4 February 1931, 176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 171 daily.
Marlborough Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 190.5 mm (7.5 in) on 4 February 1931.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

176 stations

176 station records on 4 February 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.5 mm (9.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.2 mm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-40.4 C (-40.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

176 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 February 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 February 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

159 broken records

Margins by which the 159 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1931

Top 20 records on 4 February 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1931	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1931	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	235.5 mm (9.3 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1931	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1931	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1931	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	253.2 mm (10.0 in)	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1931	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1931	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	monthly rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1931	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1931	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1931	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1931	Oxley Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1931	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1931	Gigoomgan, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1931	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1931	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1931	Burpengary Ulmann Rd, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1931	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1931	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1931	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1931	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	24 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1931. 1931 had 176 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 50	148
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1