Weather Records on 4 February 1948

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1948. Highest significance: Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1948

On 4 February 1948, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 572 daily.
Tumut (Wattle Cres) set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 4 February 1948.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 4 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallandoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 4 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 4 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 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 February 1948

Top 20 records on 4 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1948	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1948	Wombat (Tumbleton), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Old Junee (Millbank), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Rock View, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Ariah Park Post Office, AU	all-time rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Jindabyne (Lynwood), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Berthong, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Gundagai, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Cowes, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Eurongilly (Bundaleer), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Hillston Airport, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Yellowin, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Brungle (Rosemount), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Roy, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1948	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 585 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	456
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1