Weather Records on 4 February 1957

620 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1957. Highest significance: Fortine 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 4 February 1957

On 4 February 1957, 620 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
414 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 602 daily.
Fortine 1 N set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 4 February 1957.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

620 stations

620 station records on 4 February 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

620 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 4 February 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 4 February 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 602.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1957

Top 20 records on 4 February 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1957	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1957	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1957	Newgate, CA	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1957	Newgate, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1957	Wallace, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1957	Hedley, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1957	Haugan 1 W, US	daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1957	Heron 2 NW, US	monthly snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1957	Virden, CA	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1957	Virden, CA	daily high min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1957	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1957	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily high min	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1957	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1957	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1957	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1957	Socorro, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1957	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1957	Kyabra, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1957	Nappa Merrie, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1957	Palmiet, Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	28 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1957. 1957 had 620 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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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	461
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1