Weather Records on 4 December 1949

120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1949. Highest significance: Alvin, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1949

On 4 December 1949, 120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 113 daily.
Alvin set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 4 December 1949.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

120 stations

120 station records on 4 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Latehar	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Janjgir	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.1 C (-54.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gondia	India	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

120 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 4 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 4 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

97 broken records

Margins by which the 97 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1949

Top 20 records on 4 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1949	Alvin, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Mohawk, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Rocklin, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Westcliffe, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Storrs, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Balaghat, IN	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Mungeli, IN	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Lubeck-Werft, DE	monthly rain	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Yunta (Panaramitee), AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Lanji, IN	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Chainpur, IN	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Bilaspur, IN	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Waramain, IN	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Liepaja, LV	monthly rain	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1949	Anahuac, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 120 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 10	85
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1