Weather Records on 4 December 1971

768 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1971. Highest significance: Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES.

Key Facts for 4 December 1971

On 4 December 1971, 768 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 754 daily.
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr set a daily record precipitation of 66.2 mm (2.6 in) on 4 December 1971.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

768 stations

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

Weather records on 4 December 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Laurens	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nogales	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Okanagan Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South Slocan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

768 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 296, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 141, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 4 December 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	296
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	141
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 4 December 1971 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 754.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 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 December 1971

Top 20 records on 4 December 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1971	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1971	Gaston Shoals, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1971	Laurens, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1971	Nogales, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1971	Walhalla, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Catawba, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Fort Huachuca, US	monthly snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Cheraw, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Kamloops, CA	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Concord, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Armstrong, CA	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	17.2 cm (6.8 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Castellon de la Plana, ES	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Daroca, ES	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Caroleen, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Morganton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Fort Huachuca, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Armstrong, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1971	Caroleen, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	47 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

1796 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1971. 1971 had 768 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	544
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	30
150 to 200	23
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1