Weather Records on 4 September 1974

2,279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1974. Highest significance: Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU.

Key Facts for 4 September 1974

On 4 September 1974, 2,279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 1,695 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 2,258 daily.
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 4 September 1974.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 4 September 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chino Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cayo Arcas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandrivierspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cayo Arenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Akkol	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,279 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 815, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 880, Heaviest daily rainfall 505, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 4 September 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	815
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	880
Heaviest daily rainfall	505
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 2,258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,971 broken records

Margins by which the 1,971 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1974

Top 20 records on 4 September 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1974	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1974	Yerevan, AM	monthly rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1974	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1974	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1974	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1974	Francistown, BW	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1974	Groblersplaas, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1974	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1974	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1974	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1974	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1974	Bellows Falls, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1974	Chino Valley, US	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1974	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1974	Mochudi, BW	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1974	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1974	Bochum, ZA	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1974	Banderlierkop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1974	Serowe, BW	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1974	Pedirka, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	20 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

1802 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1974. 1974 had 2,279 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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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 20	1,882
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1