Weather Records on 4 February 1975

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1975. Highest significance: Plattsmouth 1E, US.

Key Facts for 4 February 1975

On 4 February 1975, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 645 daily.
Plattsmouth 1E set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 4 February 1975.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 4 February 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pocoes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Alexandre (Voturuna)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Three Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St John's A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.6 C (112.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chaval	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 4 February 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 4 February 1975 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 15, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1975

Top 20 records on 4 February 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1975	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1975	Pocoes, BR	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Tlaxco, MX	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Sonoma, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Rapelje, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Pedro Alexandre (Voturuna), BR	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	La Grange, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Rimrock Tieton Dam, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Seward, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Western 2W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Lenoir, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Springvalley, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Denison, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Marion, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Reno AP, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Glenwood, CA	all-time low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1975	Brevard, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1975. 1975 had 667 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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Data for records on 1975-02-04: 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 100	572
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1