Weather Records on 4 January 2024

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 2024. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 4 January 2024

On 4 January 2024, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 529 daily.
Oxford set a daily record precipitation of 30.7 mm (1.2 in) on 4 January 2024.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

562 stations

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

Weather records on 4 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenbayne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho (Bowsden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Cherryton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-35.7 C (-32.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honavar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anapa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Swanage	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buller	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lindesnes Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Padany	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dong Hoi	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boden	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ritsem	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.4 C (-26.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Esrange	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-40.1 C (-40.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koror	Palau	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Show Low AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore/Bajpe	India	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-35.7 C (-32.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elec	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vindeln-Sunnansjonas	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turi	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vologda	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rautavaara Yla-Luosta	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sotkamo Kuolaniemi	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hurn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon de Chelly	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tver	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umea_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boden	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Afyon	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bognor Regis	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 4 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 4 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 17, daily 529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 2024

Top 20 records on 4 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 2024	Oxford, GB	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	120 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2024	Hrazdan, AM	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2024	Golden, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Waddington, GB	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Warrenbayne, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Wisley, GB	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Jericho (Bowsden), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Goulburn (Cherryton), AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Mala, SE	all-time low max	-35.7 C (-32.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Giles Meteorological Office, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Honavar, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Baia Mare, RO	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Anapa, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low max	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Forest Grove, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2024	Swanage, GB	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2024. 2024 had 562 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	494
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2