Weather Records on 4 January 1943

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1943. Highest significance: Kodanand, IN.

Key Facts for 4 January 1943

On 4 January 1943, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 429 daily.
Kodanand set a monthly record daily precipitation of 246.4 mm (9.7 in) on 4 January 1943.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 4 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kargil	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St.Clair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Currabubula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 4 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 4 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1943

Top 20 records on 4 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1943	Kodanand, IN	monthly rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1943	Salem, IN	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1943	Kargil, IN	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Parur, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Parli, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Trichur, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Chowghat, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Ottapalam, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Arsikere, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Baindur, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Paravur, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	St.Clair, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Alattur, IN	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Bhatkal, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Kotagiri, IN	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Attur, IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1943	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	23 years	50 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 453 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 1943-01-04: 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 100	406
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1