Weather Records on 4 February 1968

298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1968. Highest significance: Papaikou 144.1, US.

Key Facts for 4 February 1968

On 4 February 1968, 298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 287 daily.
Papaikou 144.1 set a daily record precipitation of 215.6 mm (8.5 in) on 4 February 1968.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

298 stations

298 station records on 4 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.6 mm (8.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arrojado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piata (Anchieta)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatu (Sao Pedro)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

298 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 4 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 4 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 287.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1968

Top 20 records on 4 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1968	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	215.6 mm (8.5 in)	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1968	Kaumana 88.1, US	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1968	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1968	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1968	El Chico, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1968	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1968	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1968	Meda, AU	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1968	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	monthly high min	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1968	Bremerton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1968	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1968	Riverside, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1968	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1968	Atlin, CA	daily low min	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1968	Princeton, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1968	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1968	Port Hastings, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1968	Vytegra, RU	daily high min	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1968	Lima, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1968	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	27 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 298 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 25	215
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1