Weather Records on 4 January 1955

659 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1955. Highest significance: Dawson, CA.

Key Facts for 4 January 1955

On 4 January 1955, 659 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
506 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 607 daily.
Dawson set a daily record snowfall of 11.2 cm (4.4 in) on 4 January 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

659 stations

659 station records on 4 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allakaket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-57.8 C (-72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Patagonia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

659 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 354, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 4 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	354
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 4 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 607.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1955

Top 20 records on 4 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1955	Dawson, CA	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1955	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1955	Bulwer (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1955	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1955	Scheurfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1955	Crosbyton, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1955	Allakaket, US	all-time low min	-57.8 C (-72.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1955	Claremore 2 ENE, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1955	Alpine, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1955	Hiawatha, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1955	Grand Canyon HQ, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1955	Jefferson City Wtp, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1955	Quanah 2 SW, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1955	Manti, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1955	Patagonia #2, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1955	Columbus, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1955	Mt Vernon 3 SW, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1955	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1955	Pearl, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1955	Memphis, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	41 years	29 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

1795 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 659 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	504
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1