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Weather Records on 4 April 1898

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1898. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 4 April 1898

  • On 4 April 1898, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 4 April 1898.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 4 April 1898 7 station records on 4 April 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 4 April 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 April 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.7 C (60.3 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 4 April 1898 by type Records set or tied on 4 April 1898 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 April 1898 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 4 April 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 April 1898 by timescale Records on 4 April 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 April 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 4 April 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 April 1898 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.9. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 5: 35 to 10: 010 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 April 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 53
5 to 100
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1898
Top 7 records on 4 April 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 April 1898Palermo, ITdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)72 years58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1898Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1898Albury, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1898Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1898Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily low max-7.2 C (19.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1898Mount Gambier Post Office, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)21 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1898Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max (Tie)15.7 C (60.3 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1898
Records on 04-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1898. 1898 had 7 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11808: 11809: 11815: 21819: 11853: 11857: 11873: 11874: 21877: 21878: 11879: 31880: 21881: 31882: 11883: 11884: 11885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 11891: 11892: 61893: 21895: 21896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 41900: 71901: 121902: 21903: 171904: 61905: 231906: 71907: 91908: 201909: 151910: 481911: 551912: 251913: 311914: 131915: 521916: 651917: 361918: 371919: 271920: 891921: 2051922: 391923: 1011924: 511925: 1261926: 2061927: 2031928: 6251929: 1,3201930: 861931: 2011932: 1931933: 1671934: 6561935: 4021936: 7141937: 3441938: 2011939: 2431940: 3921941: 3531942: 5371943: 4561944: 9751945: 8061946: 4591947: 3971948: 2021949: 4581950: 1,0441951: 3521952: 3481953: 3321954: 7421955: 4481956: 4261957: 9841958: 4921959: 5241960: 7561961: 5251962: 3081963: 5861964: 6751965: 4431966: 4691967: 4381968: 6401969: 4241970: 4381971: 5601972: 6951973: 5111974: 1,3561975: 1,9811976: 3531977: 7801978: 4971979: 9841980: 6901981: 1,3931982: 1,2511983: 1,2021984: 7621985: 8651986: 8101987: 2,3171988: 1,1191989: 6681990: 8261991: 9571992: 1,2701993: 7331994: 7261995: 9351996: 6991997: 1,5381998: 9311999: 1,5752000: 1,3712001: 1,0402002: 9892003: 1,0552004: 7822005: 1,0702006: 9112007: 1,0092008: 8602009: 1,0682010: 7582011: 1,1552012: 8302013: 9382014: 7052015: 4522016: 7952017: 6032018: 1,1942019: 4062020: 9082021: 1,3372022: 1,0132023: 2,0532024: 9652025: 1,3301794188419031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1898. 1898 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-04 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18081
18091
18152
18191
18531
18571
18731
18742
18772
18781
18793
18802
18813
18821
18831
18841
18851
18862
18871
18881
18911
18926
18932
18952
18963
18974
18987
18994
19007
190112
19022
190317
19046
190523
19067
19079
190820
190915
191048
191155
191225
191331
191413
191552
191665
191736
191837
191927
192089
1921205
192239
1923101
192451
1925126
1926206
1927203
1928625
19291,320
193086
1931201
1932193
1933167
1934656
1935402
1936714
1937344
1938201
1939243
1940392
1941353
1942537
1943456
1944975
1945806
1946459
1947397
1948202
1949458
19501,044
1951352
1952348
1953332
1954742
1955448
1956426
1957984
1958492
1959524
1960756
1961525
1962308
1963586
1964675
1965443
1966469
1967438
1968640
1969424
1970438
1971560
1972695
1973511
19741,356
19751,981
1976353
1977780
1978497
1979984
1980690
19811,393
19821,251
19831,202
1984762
1985865
1986810
19872,317
19881,119
1989668
1990826
1991957
19921,270
1993733
1994726
1995935
1996699
19971,538
1998931
19991,575
20001,371
20011,040
2002989
20031,055
2004782
20051,070
2006911
20071,009
2008860
20091,068
2010758
20111,155
2012830
2013938
2014705
2015452
2016795
2017603
20181,194
2019406
2020908
20211,337
20221,013
20232,053
2024965
20251,330

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).