Weather Records on 4 February 1981

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1981. Highest significance: Moonaree, AU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1981

On 4 February 1981, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 561 daily.
Moonaree set a daily record precipitation of 35.5 mm (1.4 in) on 4 February 1981.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 4 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Encantado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eveleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.2 mm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dividalen	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shahat	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 4 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 4 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 561.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1981

Top 20 records on 4 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1981	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Kimba (Curtinye), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Girua, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Watertown AP, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Jhb-Royal Golf Club, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Tomsk, RU	daily high min	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Encantado, BR	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Minden, CA	daily low max	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Coloso, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Stockport (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	19.1 C (66.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Archerfield Airport, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily high max	27.7 C (81.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Brunswick, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1981	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	35 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1981. 1981 had 566 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	459
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1