Weather Records on 4 February 1944

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1944. Highest significance: Alice Springs Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1944

On 4 February 1944, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 239 daily.
Alice Springs Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 4 February 1944.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 4 February 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.1 C (-67.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbertree 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kopati(Kaupati)	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little Sioux	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 February 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 February 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

176 broken records

Margins by which the 176 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1944

Top 20 records on 4 February 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1944	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1944	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1944	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1944	Quebrangulo, BR	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Wien, AT	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Potchefstroom;Braksp, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Wallaceburg, CA	monthly high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Kiev, UA	daily high max	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Olekminsk, RU	daily low min	-55.1 C (-67.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Algona, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Evesham Station, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Heilbron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	Carroll, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1944	West Bend, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	34 years	21 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 244 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 1944-02-04: 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	161
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1