Weather Records on 4 January 1946

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1946. Highest significance: Whitefish Pt, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1946

On 4 January 1946, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 367 daily.
Whitefish Pt set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 4 January 1946.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 4 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meridian 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irish Lords	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 4 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 4 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1946

Top 20 records on 4 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1946	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1946	Newton, US	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1946	Wichita, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1946	Norwich, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1946	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1946	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1946	Coorabulka, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1946	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1946	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1946	Gilliat Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1946	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1946	Luis Gomes, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1946	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1946	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1946	Canguaretama, BR	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1946	Mamanguape, BR	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1946	Emerson, CA	daily high max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1946	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1946	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1946	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	23 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 371 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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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	278
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1