Weather Records on 4 October 1951

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1951. Highest significance: Hopewell 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 4 October 1951

On 4 October 1951, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 531 daily.
Hopewell 1 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 4 October 1951.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 4 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gola	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 85, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

450 broken records

Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1951

Top 20 records on 4 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1951	Hopewell 1 SE, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1951	Murdo, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Champhai, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Kuilput, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Sialsuk, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Riverdale, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Barrage A Lac Kempt, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Hilland 2 NW, US	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Sherkawan, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Onida 4 NW, US	all-time rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Burdwan, IN	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Onawa 3NW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Monierkhal, IN	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Lungleh, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Aijal, IN	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Hailakundi India, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1951	Marshmoor, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	35 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 617 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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 20	412
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1