Weather Records on 4 November 1991

4,265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1991. Highest significance: Onawa 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 4 November 1991

On 4 November 1991, 4,265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 3,208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 4,208 daily.
Onawa 3NW set a daily record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 4 November 1991.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 4 November 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Faribault	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Two Harbors	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	68 of 100 (Major)
Red Cloud	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cherokee	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hardy	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dorchester	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4,265 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 1,632, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 1,576, Heaviest daily rainfall 377, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 512.

Records on 4 November 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	1,632
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	1,576
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	512

Records on 4 November 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 56, daily 4,208.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3,716 broken records

Margins by which the 3,716 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 788.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1991

Top 20 records on 4 November 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1991	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	100 years	76 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Faribault, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Two Harbors, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	78.8 cm (31.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Superior, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Lamar, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	97 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Red Cloud, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Cherokee, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Kolora (Wooriwyrite), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Minneapolis, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Leslie Manor (Boolarra), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Walthill 1E, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Mirranatwa (Bowacka), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Winnebago, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1991	Hoxie, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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

1803 to 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1991. 1991 had 4,265 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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 100	3,507
100 to 200	136
200 to 300	52
300 to 400	16
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	3
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1