Weather Records on 4 February 1942

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1942. Highest significance: Jacksonville 2E, US.

Key Facts for 4 February 1942

On 4 February 1942, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 367 daily.
Jacksonville 2E set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 4 February 1942.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 4 February 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meridian 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 4 February 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 4 February 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1942

Top 20 records on 4 February 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1942	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Lincoln, US	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Mount Magnet, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Griggsville, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Havana, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Rushville, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Woolgorong, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Mount Augustus, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Greenwood, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Hannibal, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1942	Warsaw, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1942	Bunnawarra, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1942	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 378 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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Data for records on 1942-02-04: 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 20	275
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1