Weather Records on 4 January 1976

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1976. Highest significance: Floraville Downs Station, AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 1976

On 4 January 1976, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 521 daily.
Floraville Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 165.0 mm (6.5 in) on 4 January 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 4 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.2 mm (8.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	235.0 cm (92.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brandwag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedara	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amissville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grootmodderfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	117.0 cm (46.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalabasput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 4 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 4 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1976

Top 20 records on 4 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1976	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	144.7 mm (5.7 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1976	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1976	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	218.2 mm (8.6 in)	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1976	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	235.0 cm (92.5 in)	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1976	Milgarra, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Carmendale, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	all-time high max	40.8 C (105.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Huntington, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Cedara, ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Milan, IT	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	172 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Gaoua, BF	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Spencer 2 N, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Hedley, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Papane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1976	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	40 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 534 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 200	428
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1