Weather Records on 4 December 1950

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1950. Highest significance: Purcellville, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1950

On 4 December 1950, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 813 daily.
Purcellville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 4 December 1950.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 4 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chute Aux Galets	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roxbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 4 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 4 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 813.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

715 broken records

Margins by which the 715 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1950

Top 20 records on 4 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1950	Purcellville, US	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1950	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1950	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Shoshone, US	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Black Point 717, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Mahalapye, BW	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Winchester 7 SE, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Sherbrooke, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Keedysville, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Albany, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	De Ruyter 4 N, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1950	Carlisle, US	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	80 years	47 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

1796 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 852 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 50	675
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1