Weather Records on 4 December 1991

1,178 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1991. Highest significance: Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1991

On 4 December 1991, 1,178 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 828 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,160 daily.
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve set a daily record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 4 December 1991.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,178 stations

1,178 station records on 4 December 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Finca la Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,178 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 414, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 414, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 4 December 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	414
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	414
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 4 December 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 1,160.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

935 broken records

Margins by which the 935 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1991

Top 20 records on 4 December 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1991	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Marengo, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Mattoon, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Niles, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Holland Wtp, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	St Peter, US	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Finca la Victoria, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Charleston, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Clinton #1, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Monmouth, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Anderson 1 N, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Charles City, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	New Hampton, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Mattoon, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Nashville 1 E, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Tuscola, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Emmetsburg, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1991	Iowa City, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	92 years	42 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

1796 to 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1991. 1991 had 1,178 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	883
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1