Weather Records on 4 December 1931

411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1931. Highest significance: Winthrop UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1931

On 4 December 1931, 411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 397 daily.
Winthrop UNIV set a monthly record daily precipitation of 115.6 mm (4.6 in) on 4 December 1931.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

411 stations

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

Weather records on 4 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narellan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burraga 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

411 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 4 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 4 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

365 broken records

Margins by which the 365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1931

Top 20 records on 4 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1931	Winthrop UNIV, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	West Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Bigga (Woolbrook), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Cowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Bundaleer Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Narellan, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Camden Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Hallett (Old Canowie), AU	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Carlton Brg, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Moncure 3 SE, US	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Burraga 2, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1931	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1931. 1931 had 411 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1931-12-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	220
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	34
30 to 40	24
40 to 50	14
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1