Weather Records on 4 December 1974

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1974. Highest significance: Bellefontaine, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1974

On 4 December 1974, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 635 daily.
Bellefontaine set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 4 December 1974.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

651 stations

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

Weather records on 4 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Millersburg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Los Prietos Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Formoso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charles Mill Lake	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Juncal Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idria	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caririacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito de Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olho Dagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
U C L A	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Ni Fc102C	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca (Imoroti)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pattiway	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 4 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 4 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1974

Top 20 records on 4 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1974	Bellefontaine, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1974	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1974	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1974	Tiffin, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1974	Wytheville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1974	Millersburg, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Aguas Belas, BR	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Santa Ana Fire STN, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Hiram, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Los Prietos Rs, US	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Rio Formoso, BR	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Charles Mill Lake, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Juncal Dam, US	daily rain	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Farias Brito, BR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Desterro, BR	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Ventura, US	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Yorba Linda, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1974	Ashland 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	9 years	45 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 651 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	479
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1