Weather Records on 4 January 1991

1,016 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1991. Highest significance: Nebo, AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 1991

On 4 January 1991, 1,016 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 991 daily.
Nebo set a daily record precipitation of 130.6 mm (5.1 in) on 4 January 1991.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,016 stations

1,016 station records on 4 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kingston SE (Keilira Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cardowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.0 mm (8.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eton State Water Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	313.0 mm (12.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	330.0 mm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	362.0 mm (14.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	354.0 mm (13.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tengchong	China	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ado-Tymovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.4 mm (8.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barnganal Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	295.0 mm (11.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown Donalds Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mirassol	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glendambo (Millers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon UNIV Mo - SW Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millaroo Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carmila Beach Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	410.0 mm (16.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	295.0 mm (11.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,016 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 483, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 4 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	483
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 4 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 17, daily 991.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

860 broken records

Margins by which the 860 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 341.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1991

Top 20 records on 4 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1991	Nebo, AU	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	87 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1991	Wandoo, AU	daily rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1991	Chama, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1991	Kingston SE (Keilira Station), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Cardowan, AU	monthly rain	227.0 mm (8.9 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Vandalia, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Eton State Water Depot, AU	monthly rain	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Cedaredge, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Durango, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Calen Post Office, AU	daily rain	313.0 mm (12.3 in)	208.4 mm (8.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Dalrymple Heights, AU	daily rain	330.0 mm (13.0 in)	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Mount Spencer 2, AU	daily rain	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Lukachukai, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Bluff, US	all-time snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	daily rain	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	144.9 mm (5.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Mount Charlton, AU	daily rain	362.0 mm (14.3 in)	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Crediton, AU	daily rain	354.0 mm (13.9 in)	222.7 mm (8.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Cavendish (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Tengchong, CN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1991	Ado-Tymovo, RU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1991. 1991 had 1,016 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1991-01-04: 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	787
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1