Weather Records on 4 November 1971

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1971. Highest significance: Humboldt, CA.

Key Facts for 4 November 1971

On 4 November 1971, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 431 daily.
Humboldt set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 4 November 1971.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 4 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bonley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macarthur (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton City Centre A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Callendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 4 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 4 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1971

Top 20 records on 4 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1971	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1971	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1971	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1971	Warrnambool (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Mountain View, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Koroit, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Belle Glade, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Bonley, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Caldwell, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Xique-Xique (Igatu), BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Caldwell, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Macarthur (Post Office), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1971	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 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

1803 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1971. 1971 had 434 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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	339
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1