Weather Records on 4 December 1951

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1951. Highest significance: Russellville, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1951

On 4 December 1951, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 563 daily.
Russellville set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 4 December 1951.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

583 stations

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

Weather records on 4 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rumsey Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn Ashley Rngr St	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Germantown 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 4 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 4 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1951

Top 20 records on 4 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1951	Russellville, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Blountstown 2 SE, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Woodbury, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Williams 3 SW, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Dellyanine, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Dickson, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Rumsey Lock 2, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Elkhorn Ashley Rngr St, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1951	Woodperry, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1951	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1951	Fremont 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1951	Narrawong, AU	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1951	Buhl, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1951	Elliston, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	32 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 583 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 25	430
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	4