Weather Records on 4 December 1975

757 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1975. Highest significance: Cabaceiras, BR.

Key Facts for 4 December 1975

On 4 December 1975, 757 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 735 daily.
Cabaceiras set a monthly record daily precipitation of 98.0 mm (3.9 in) on 4 December 1975.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

757 stations

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

Weather records on 4 December 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cabaceiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Tome	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitecourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koondrook State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guaraciaba Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton City Centre A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinkapook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murrindindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marruas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rubicon Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hidrolandia (Batoque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.8 C (-43.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Lavrada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puckapunyal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

757 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 4 December 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 4 December 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

617 broken records

Margins by which the 617 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 December 1975

Top 20 records on 4 December 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1975	Cabaceiras, BR	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Sao Tome, BR	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Kellogg, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Pekisko, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Glacier Rs, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Heron 2 NW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	High River, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	High River, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Wallace, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Goorambat, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Bremerton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Hay (Mulberrygong), AU	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Whitecourt, CA	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Glenburn, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1975	Koondrook State Forest, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	37 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1975. 1975 had 757 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	608
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1