Weather Records on 4 January 1966

798 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1966. Highest significance: Krishnanagar, IN.

Key Facts for 4 January 1966

On 4 January 1966, 798 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 774 daily.
Krishnanagar set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 4 January 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

798 stations

798 station records on 4 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tundi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	186.0 cm (73.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kopati(Kaupati)	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sonahatu	India	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walgoolan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kankey	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asansol Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nukarni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katoria	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barachatti	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phulwari	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

798 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 4 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 4 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 18, daily 774.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

697 broken records

Margins by which the 697 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 980.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1966

Top 20 records on 4 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1966	Krishnanagar, IN	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1966	Burdwan, IN	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1966	Tundi, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1966	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1966	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Arambagh, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	186.0 cm (73.2 in)	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Kopati(Kaupati), IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Sonahatu, IN	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Walgoolan, AU	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Bijni, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Bankura Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Bend, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Kankey, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Gopalpur, IN	monthly rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Samastipur, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Asansol Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1966	Hayfork 2 W, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	48 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 798 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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Data for records on 1966-01-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 200	685
200 to 400	8
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1