Weather Records on 4 October 1957

533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1957. Highest significance: Franklin Sewage Plt, US.

Key Facts for 4 October 1957

On 4 October 1957, 533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 307 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 514 daily.
Franklin Sewage Plt set a daily record precipitation of 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 4 October 1957.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

533 stations

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

Weather records on 4 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Slave Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

533 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 219, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	219
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 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 October 1957

Top 20 records on 4 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1957	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Golden A, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Esengyly, TM	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Baldonnel, CA	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Baldonnel, CA	monthly snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Calmar, CA	monthly snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Barreiras, BR	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Greensboro, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Nome AP, US	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Northcliffe, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Barkerville, CA	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Slave Lake, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Minas Nuevas, MX	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Athens, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1957	Guntersville, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	35 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

1795 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1957. 1957 had 533 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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 25	396
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1