Weather Records on 4 December 1955

811 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1955. Highest significance: Mudukulathur, IN.

Key Facts for 4 December 1955

On 4 December 1955, 811 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
163 were record highs and 284 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 790 daily.
Mudukulathur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 216.7 mm (8.5 in) on 4 December 1955.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

811 stations

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

Weather records on 4 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parysfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vivian	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasgat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donnacona	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brandwag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swaelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timmins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

811 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 4 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 4 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 16, daily 790.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

649 broken records

Margins by which the 649 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1955

Top 20 records on 4 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1955	Mudukulathur, IN	all-time rain	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Coldwater, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Beardsley, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Albion, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Parysfontein, ZA	all-time rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Vivian, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Theethandathanam, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Oorlogshoek, ZA	all-time rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Canby, US	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Mitchell 5E, US	all-time snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	Inverell Comparison, AU	monthly low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1955	St Fereol, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	38 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 811 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	589
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1