Weather Records on 4 February 1976

672 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1976. Highest significance: Brunette Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1976

On 4 February 1976, 672 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 650 daily.
Brunette Downs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 261.8 mm (10.3 in) on 4 February 1976.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

672 stations

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

Weather records on 4 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.8 mm (10.3 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	151.0 cm (59.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Clara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dwars-In-Die-Weg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kweekwa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ubiracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loeriesfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.5 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chorozinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aughrabies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adiake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campanario	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

672 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 356, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 4 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 4 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 650.

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 810.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1976

Top 20 records on 4 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1976	Brunette Downs, AU	all-time rain	261.8 mm (10.3 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	57 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 February 1976	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1976	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1976	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1976	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Diversion Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Semjachik, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Klaarstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Pine Ridge (Billabong), AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Ely AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Newcastle Waters Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	151.0 cm (59.4 in)	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Prinshof, ZA	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	51 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 672 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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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	574
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	2