Weather Records on 4 November 1951

2,037 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1951. Highest significance: Kalamazoo State Hospital, US.

Key Facts for 4 November 1951

On 4 November 1951, 2,037 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 1,759 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 2,032 daily.
Kalamazoo State Hospital set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 4 November 1951.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 4 November 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,037 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 911, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 848, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 158, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 4 November 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	911
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	848
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	158
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 4 November 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 2,032.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,825 broken records

Margins by which the 1,825 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 November 1951

Top 20 records on 4 November 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1951	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1951	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Huntsville, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Grand Rapids Wb City, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Virden, CA	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22.3 C (40.1 F)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Sheboygan, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	La Malbaie, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Brucefield, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Holland Wtp, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	The Forks, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1951	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	62 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

1803 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1951. 1951 had 2,037 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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	1,754
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1