Weather Records on 4 February 1946

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1946. Highest significance: Muccan, AU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1946

On 4 February 1946, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 500 daily.
Muccan set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 4 February 1946.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

506 stations

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

Weather records on 4 February 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tamarack	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pemblegong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 4 February 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 4 February 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 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 February 1946

Top 20 records on 4 February 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1946	Muccan, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1946	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1946	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1946	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1946	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1946	Eugowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1946	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1946	Middlekop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1946	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1946	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1946	Limoeiro de Anadia, BR	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1946	Eugenia, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1946	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1946	Belleville, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1946	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1946	Cedaredge, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1946	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1946	Nyah (Yarraby Tank), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1946	Philipsburg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1946	Cleburne, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	29 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 506 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 1946-02-04: 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	398
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1