Weather Records on 4 December 2018

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 2018. Highest significance: Aleppo, AU.

Key Facts for 4 December 2018

On 4 December 2018, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 91 monthly and 471 daily.
Aleppo set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 4 December 2018.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

563 stations

563 station records on 4 December 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Quella Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Imlay	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina (Aeroporto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tokushima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gove Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nagano	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osaka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ueno	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yonago	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kobe	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fukui	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aikawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yakushima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nagoya	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 4 December 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 4 December 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 91, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 2018

Top 20 records on 4 December 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 2018	Aleppo, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	104 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2018	Quella Park, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2018	Waterford (Tycor), IE	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2018	Imlay, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2018	Quondong, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Oujda, MA	daily high max	29.1 C (84.4 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	103 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Teresina (Aeroporto, BR	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Kagoshima, JP	monthly rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Boodjerakine, AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Avon Park 2 W, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Tokushima, JP	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Laghouat, DZ	daily high max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	125 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Saigo, JP	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Miami Beach, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Wakayama, JP	monthly high max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Fukuoka, JP	monthly high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Brockway 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Fukaura, JP	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Gove Airport, AU	all-time high max	38.7 C (101.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2018	Shimonoseki, JP	monthly high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	30 years	43 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2018. 2018 had 563 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2018-12-04: 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 20	435
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3