Weather Records on 4 February 1991

1,773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1991. Highest significance: Calen Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1991

On 4 February 1991, 1,773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,439 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,747 daily.
Calen Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 292.0 mm (11.5 in) on 4 February 1991.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 529 records.

Record Map

1,773 stations

1,773 station records on 4 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	292.0 mm (11.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Club Crocodile Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.4 mm (9.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.4 mm (9.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Leonard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.2 mm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Catarina	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millaroo Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pedrinhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,773 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 816, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 623, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	816
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	623
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 1,747.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,517 broken records

Margins by which the 1,517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 245.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1991

Top 20 records on 4 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1991	Calen Post Office, AU	daily rain	292.0 mm (11.5 in)	245.8 mm (9.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1991	Galveston, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Poteet, US	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Club Crocodile Resort, AU	daily rain	237.4 mm (9.3 in)	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	107 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Luling, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	daily rain	238.4 mm (9.4 in)	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Sweetwater, ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Everett, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Sappho 8 E, US	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Mount Leonard Station, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Plainfield, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	47 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 1,773 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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Data for records on 1991-02-04: 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	1,496
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1