Weather Records on 4 January 1995

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1995. Highest significance: Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 1995

On 4 January 1995, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 877 daily.
Taree (Radio Station 2Re) set a daily record precipitation of 112.4 mm (4.4 in) on 4 January 1995.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

922 stations

922 station records on 4 January 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moorland (Coopernook State For	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Toro MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Citrus Exp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eungai Creek (Southbank Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waukivory (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Escalvado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bundook (Glenhaugh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Beach Daugherty AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lybrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (St.Anthonys)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palos Verdes Es Fc43D	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Serrote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Puerta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 4 January 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 4 January 1995 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 38, daily 877.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1995

Top 20 records on 4 January 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1995	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1995	Long Flat Post Office, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1995	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	monthly rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1995	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1995	Santa Barbara, US	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1995	Moorland (Coopernook State For, AU	monthly rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1995	Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out), AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1995	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1995	Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1995	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1995	Harewood, AU	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1995	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1995	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1995	Santa Monica Pier, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1995	Loup City, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1995	Pt Mugu Nf, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1995	El Toro MCAS, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1995	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1995	Riverside Citrus Exp, US	all-time rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1995	Torrance AP, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	48 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1995. 1995 had 922 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 1995-01-04: 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 25	650
25 to 50	68
50 to 75	24
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2