Weather Records on 4 February 1940

339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1940. Highest significance: Dumka, IN.

Key Facts for 4 February 1940

On 4 February 1940, 339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 325 daily.
Dumka set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 4 February 1940.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

339 stations

339 station records on 4 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	245.6 mm (9.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record snow depth	304.8 cm (120.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Igatpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwandi	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

339 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 4 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 4 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 325.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1940

Top 20 records on 4 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1940	Dumka, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Una, IN	all-time rain	245.6 mm (9.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Dehra Gopipur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Argyle Downs, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Orion, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Rico, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1940	Kleve, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1940	Putbus, DE	daily low max	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	84 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1940	Kendrew Estates, ZA	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1940	Colby, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1940	Gordon Downs, AU	monthly rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	32 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 339 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 200	280
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1