Weather Records on 4 December 2023

736 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 2023. Highest significance: Passau-Maierhof, DE.

Key Facts for 4 December 2023

On 4 December 2023, 736 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 709 daily.
Passau-Maierhof set a daily record snow depth of 40.0 cm (15.7 in) on 4 December 2023.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

736 stations

736 station records on 4 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jalapa Ver.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quillayute AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kohlgrub (Rosshof)	Germany	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberschleissheim	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simbach/Inn	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Feldkirchen-Westerham-Lenzmuhl	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Memmingen	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schwaigermoos	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Straubing	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saldenburg-Entschenreuth	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cabinet Gorge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turku Turun Lentoasema	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holzkirchen	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beira	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Satna	India	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

736 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 269, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 90.

Records on 4 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	269
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	90

Records on 4 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 709.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 2023

Top 20 records on 4 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 2023	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	133 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2023	Mallersdorf/Niederbayern, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2023	Boise Lucky Peak Dam, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2023	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2023	Jalapa Ver., MX	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2023	Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg, DE	daily snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Aldersbach-Kriestorf, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Gold Beach Rs, US	daily rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Nellore, IN	monthly rain	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	120 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Quillayute AP, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Durham, GB	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Bad Kohlgrub (Rosshof), DE	daily snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Weihenstephan-Durnast, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Miyako, JP	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Muhldorf, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily high max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Oberschleissheim, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2023	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	94 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2023. 2023 had 736 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 50	570
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3