Weather Records on 4 December 1943

259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1943. Highest significance: Huntsville, CA.

Key Facts for 4 December 1943

On 4 December 1943, 259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 255 daily.
Huntsville set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 4 December 1943.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

259 stations

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

Weather records on 4 December 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adventure Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Seymour (Overton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Andover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woods (Quoin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

259 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 4 December 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 4 December 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 255.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

202 broken records

Margins by which the 202 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1943

Top 20 records on 4 December 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1943	Huntsville, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1943	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1943	Adventure Bay, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1943	Robeville, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1943	Mount Seymour (Overton), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1943	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1943	Alice, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1943	Encinal, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1943	Lindisfarne, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1943	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1943	Andover, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1943	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1943	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1943	Woods (Quoin), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1943	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	all-time rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1943	Kingston, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1943	Buckland (Brockley), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1943	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1943	Vancouver Interst Brg, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1943	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	28 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

1796 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1943. 1943 had 259 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	173
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1