Weather Records on 4 January 2026

1,013 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 2026. Highest significance: Massacre Rocks Sp, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 2026

On 4 January 2026, 1,013 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
813 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 978 daily.
Massacre Rocks Sp set an all-time record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 4 January 2026.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,013 stations

1,013 station records on 4 January 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Massacre Rocks Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cadiz	Spain	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Delano	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oirschot	Netherlands	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rota	Spain	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nuland	Netherlands	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk Bij Duurstede	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boxtel	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ambo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Veenendaal	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,013 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 610, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 4 January 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	610
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 4 January 2026 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 978.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

821 broken records

Margins by which the 821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 2026

Top 20 records on 4 January 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 2026	Massacre Rocks Sp, US	all-time rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2026	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2026	Cadiz, ES	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2026	Willow Tree (Yarrabah), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Delano, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	111 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Oirschot, NL	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Juneau AP, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Rota, ES	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Nuland, NL	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Wijk Bij Duurstede, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Pulaski, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Pathfinder Dam, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Wamsutter, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	125 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Deseret, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	125 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Gillette 3SE, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Curtis, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Alton, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 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

1795 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2026. 2026 had 1,013 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	810
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2