Weather Records on 4 January 2012

1,357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 2012. Highest significance: Mayaguez City, PR.

Key Facts for 4 January 2012

On 4 January 2012, 1,357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
767 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,330 daily.
Mayaguez City set a daily record high minimum temperature of 26.7 C (80.1 F) on 4 January 2012.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,357 stations

1,357 station records on 4 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	65 of 100 (Major)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Voorthuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trincheras	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eersel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Apuka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,357 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 602, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 412, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 4 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	602
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	412
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 4 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 1,330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,085 broken records

Margins by which the 1,085 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 2012

Top 20 records on 4 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	111 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2012	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	109 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Grace, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Riddle, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Nome AP, US	daily low max	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Colfax, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Portola, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Zion Np, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Colfax, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Susanville 2SW, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Titusville, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Ellendale, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Pichucalco (Smn), MX	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Pasadena, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Hollister, US	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Steele 4N, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Imperial, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Moscow U of I, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2012	Great Falls 16St, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 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

1795 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 1,357 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 2012-01-04: 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 100	1,082
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1