Weather Records on 4 January 1956

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1956. Highest significance: Bones I Bardu, NO.

Key Facts for 4 January 1956

On 4 January 1956, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 452 daily.
Bones I Bardu set an all-time record daily precipitation of 93.1 mm (3.7 in) on 4 January 1956.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 4 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Courtenay Puntledge Bchp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan State Forest 220	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.9 C (-34.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 4 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 4 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

372 broken records

Margins by which the 372 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1956

Top 20 records on 4 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1956	Bones I Bardu, NO	all-time rain	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1956	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1956	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1956	Kapoho 93, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1956	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1956	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1956	Moosehorn, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1956	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1956	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1956	Elk Point, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1956	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1956	Newport, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1956	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1956	Acude Bonito, BR	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1956	River Jordan, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1956	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1956	Vavenby, CA	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1956	Campsie, CA	monthly snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1956	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1956	Detroit, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 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

1795 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 462 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 50	351
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1