Weather Records on 4 October 1974

1,846 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1974. Highest significance: Murray Bridge Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 4 October 1974

On 4 October 1974, 1,846 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 1,128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,823 daily.
Murray Bridge Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 48.4 mm (1.9 in) on 4 October 1974.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,846 stations

1,846 station records on 4 October 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mypolonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Perponda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bely Island	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie (Parnaroo Sect 50)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meribah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Siauliai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poochera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paruna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,846 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 424, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 704, Heaviest daily rainfall 599, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 4 October 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	424
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	704
Heaviest daily rainfall	599
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 4 October 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 1,823.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,650 broken records

Margins by which the 1,650 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1974

Top 20 records on 4 October 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1974	Murray Bridge Comparison, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1974	Penong (Penalumba), AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1974	Brinkworth, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1974	Buffalo, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1974	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1974	Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills), AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1974	Mypolonga, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1974	Lyndoch, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1974	Meningie, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1974	Stokes, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1974	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1974	Loxton, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1974	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1974	Perponda, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1974	Nuriootpa, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1974	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1974	Bely Island, RU	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1974	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1974	Blyth, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1974	Cleve (Pineside), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	54 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 1,846 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 1974-10-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,624
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2