Weather Records on 4 January 1941

1,010 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1941. Highest significance: Moroco East, AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 1941

On 4 January 1941, 1,010 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 920 daily.
Moroco East set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 4 January 1941.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,010 stations

1,010 station records on 4 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moroco East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Balpool (Nyang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mount Derriwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Barjarg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Piree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Picola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gooram Gong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Youhl Plain Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bobadah (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Panban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,010 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 840, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 4 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	840
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 4 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 63, daily 920.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

954 broken records

Margins by which the 954 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1941

Top 20 records on 4 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1941	Moroco East, AU	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1941	Balpool (Nyang), AU	monthly rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1941	Moulamein Post Office, AU	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1941	Mount Derriwong, AU	all-time rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1941	Mathoura (Mathoura Station), AU	all-time rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1941	Barjarg, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1941	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1941	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1941	Trundle (Murrumbogie), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1941	Piree, AU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1941	Picola, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1941	Gooram Gong, AU	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1941	Alice Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1941	Narra Allen, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1941	Benjeroop (Davey), AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1941	Cohuna (Goulburn Murray), AU	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1941	Violet Town, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1941	Magenta, AU	all-time rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1941	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1941	Deniliquin Norwood, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 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

1795 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 1,010 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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Data for records on 1941-01-04: 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 25	713
25 to 50	205
50 to 75	26
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1