Weather Records on 4 February 1943

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1943. Highest significance: Park Rapids Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 4 February 1943

On 4 February 1943, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 413 daily.
Park Rapids Muni AP set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 4 February 1943.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

417 stations

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

Weather records on 4 February 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McArthur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 4 February 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 4 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1943

Top 20 records on 4 February 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1943	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1943	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1943	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1943	Digby, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1943	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1943	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1943	Hargraves (Weeroona), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1943	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1943	Oneonta, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1943	Goderich, CA	daily high max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1943	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1943	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1943	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1943	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1943	Caldwell, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1943	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1943	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1943	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1943	Lake Wenatchee, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1943	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	26 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 417 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 50	323
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2