Weather Records on 4 October 1941

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1941. Highest significance: Anticosti SW Point, CA.

Key Facts for 4 October 1941

On 4 October 1941, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
500 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 135 monthly and 715 daily.
Anticosti SW Point set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 4 October 1941.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

850 stations

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

Weather records on 4 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Padwa	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 367, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	367
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 135, daily 715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1941

Top 20 records on 4 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1941	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Lincoln, US	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Southampton, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Columbus, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Griggsville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Ft Scott, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Havana, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Menard, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Sampagaon-Bailh, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Clinton 1SSW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Coldwater, CA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Emsdale, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Hannibal, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1941	Aruppukottai, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	38 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 850 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 1941-10-04: 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 50	632
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1