Weather Records on 4 December 2024

590 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 2024. Highest significance: Harlingen, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 2024

On 4 December 2024, 590 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 577 daily.
Harlingen set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 4 December 2024.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

590 stations

590 station records on 4 December 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Three Hummock Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Highbury Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blowering Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Esler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sargents	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunflint Lake 10 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brohovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

590 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 4 December 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 4 December 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

490 broken records

Margins by which the 490 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 2024

Top 20 records on 4 December 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 2024	Harlingen, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2024	Three Hummock Island, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Kealakekua 26.2, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	118 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Highbury Station, AU	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	daily rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Painesville 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Yakutat AP, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Cloncurry Airport, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Quambone Station, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	125 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Marshall, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	119 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Rookwood Station, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Lowville, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2024	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	85 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2024. 2024 had 590 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	472
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1