Weather Records on 4 January 1961

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1961. Highest significance: Upper Stewiacke, CA.

Key Facts for 4 January 1961

On 4 January 1961, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 360 daily.
Upper Stewiacke set an all-time record daily snowfall of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 4 January 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 4 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale Woodward Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 4 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 4 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 12, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1961

Top 20 records on 4 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1961	Upper Stewiacke, CA	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1961	Sarmera, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1961	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1961	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1961	Krielsfontein, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1961	Nappan Cda, CA	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1961	Paliganj, IN	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1961	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1961	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1961	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1961	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1961	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1961	Moncton, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1961	Trafalgar, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1961	Ridgway, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1961	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1961	Angelica, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1961	Denair 3 NNE, US	monthly low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1961	Booyal Central State School, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1961	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	69 years	30 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 378 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	282
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1