Weather Records on 4 January 2010

1,183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 2010. Highest significance: Boggabri Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 2010

On 4 January 2010, 1,183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 468 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,109 daily.
Boggabri Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 4 January 2010.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

1,183 stations

1,183 station records on 4 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colodan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hama	Syria	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conjuboy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chacalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moron de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,183 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 322, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 256.

Records on 4 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	322
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	256

Records on 4 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 59, daily 1,109.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

892 broken records

Margins by which the 892 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 2010

Top 20 records on 4 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 2010	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2010	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2010	Payette, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	W Pt, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Gallatin 1W, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	S Haven, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Fulton, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Nevada Wtp, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Greeley, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Leavenworth, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Hebron, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Dorset, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Suttsu, JP	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Rison, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2010	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	68 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

1795 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 1,183 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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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	789
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1