Weather Records on 4 February 1941

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1941. Highest significance: Graz, AT.

Key Facts for 4 February 1941

On 4 February 1941, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 276 daily.
Graz set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 4 February 1941.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

288 stations

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

Weather records on 4 February 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 February 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 February 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1941

Top 20 records on 4 February 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1941	Graz, AT	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1941	Welgelegen(Middlemnt, ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1941	Quatsino, CA	monthly rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1941	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1941	Kimberly-de Beers, ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1941	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1941	Manor Holme, ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1941	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1941	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1941	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily high max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18.3 C (32.9 F)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1941	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1941	Kuilput, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1941	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1941	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1941	Vosburg, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1941	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1941	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1941	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1941	Clayoquot, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1941	Maytown, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 288 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 20	215
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2