Weather Records on 4 December 1996

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1996. Highest significance: Bjornholt, NO.

Key Facts for 4 December 1996

On 4 December 1996, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 655 daily.
Bjornholt set a daily record precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 4 December 1996.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

684 stations

684 station records on 4 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Recalque Abc	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes (Est.Exp.Frutas Trop)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ukkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	Syria	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chief Joseph Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tveitsund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Instituto Biologico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nuevo Rosarito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilegrend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 96.

Records on 4 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	96

Records on 4 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1996

Top 20 records on 4 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1996	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1996	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1996	Newport, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Bayview Model Basin, US	all-time snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Recalque Abc, BR	daily rain	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Enzelberg, ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Westbrook, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Lemmon, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Morretes (Est.Exp.Frutas Trop), BR	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Ellensburg, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Porthill, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Eidsvoll Verk, NO	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Tipton, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Northport, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	41 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 684 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 100	500
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1