Weather Records on 4 January 1985

1,049 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1985. Highest significance: Marianna 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1985

On 4 January 1985, 1,049 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 494 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 999 daily.
Marianna 2 S set a daily record snowfall of 16.0 cm (6.3 in) on 4 January 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,049 stations

1,049 station records on 4 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Arkabutla Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bernie	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Itapebi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-46.8 C (-52.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zalma 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tovehult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,049 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 284, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 210, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 153.

Records on 4 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	284
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	210
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	153

Records on 4 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 34, daily 999.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

912 broken records

Margins by which the 912 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1985

Top 20 records on 4 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1985	Marianna 2 S, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1985	Arkabutla Dam, US	all-time snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1985	Round Spring 2SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1985	Covington 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1985	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1985	Chester, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1985	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1985	Lake Cormorant, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1985	University, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1985	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1985	Bernie, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1985	Pleasant Hill, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1985	Pleasant Hill, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1985	Pontotoc, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1985	Bloomfield, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1985	Covington 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1985	Itapebi, BR	monthly rain	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1985	Doniphan, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1985	Oskarshamn, SE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1985	Dumas, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1985. 1985 had 1,049 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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Data for records on 1985-01-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	762
50 to 100	73
100 to 150	55
150 to 200	16
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1