Weather Records on 4 February 1977

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1977. Highest significance: Valley of Lagoons, AU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1977

On 4 February 1977, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 413 daily.
Valley of Lagoons set a daily record precipitation of 115.8 mm (4.6 in) on 4 February 1977.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 4 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie (Old Northern Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.6 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hornsby (Pretoria Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barnes	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 90.

Records on 4 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	90

Records on 4 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 25, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

372 broken records

Margins by which the 372 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1977

Top 20 records on 4 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1977	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1977	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	104 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1977	Lawrence, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Bellefontaine, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Irwin, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Parau, BR	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Bon Accord Dam, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Glenorie (Old Northern Rd), AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Berowra (Goodwyn Road), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1977	Izmail, UA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	39 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1977. 1977 had 448 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 50	321
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2