Weather Records on 4 February 1974

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1974. Highest significance: Natal Est, Mount Edg, ZA.

Key Facts for 4 February 1974

On 4 February 1974, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 358 daily.
Natal Est, Mount Edg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 155.2 mm (6.1 in) on 4 February 1974.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 4 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Correntes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vectis, Winterton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Porcos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Velame	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Afonso Bezerra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee Agric Res Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puako 95.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Formoso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoinhas (Vfflb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartmodder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1974

Top 20 records on 4 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1974	Natal Est, Mount Edg, ZA	monthly rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Watheroo, AU	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	monthly rain	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Doornkop, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	monthly rain	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Mapumulo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Frasers, ZA	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Upanema (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Perenjori, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Philadelphia, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Van der Waltshoek, ZA	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Contest, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1974	Riethoek, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	38 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 368 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 February 1974
Margin	Records
0 to 20	254
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2