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Weather Records on 4 September 1898

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1898. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 4 September 1898

  • On 4 September 1898, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record high minimum temperature of 24.4 C (75.9 F) on 4 September 1898.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 4 September 1898 9 station records on 4 September 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 4 September 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 September 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature24.9 C (76.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature15.7 C (60.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord high maximum temperature16.4 C (61.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 4 September 1898 by type Records set or tied on 4 September 1898 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 01234Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 September 1898 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 4 September 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 September 1898 by timescale Records on 4 September 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 September 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 8.
Records on 4 September 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 September 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 4.1. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 21 to 2: 22 to 3: 13 to 4: 04 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
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 4.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 September 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 22
2 to 31
3 to 40
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1898
Top 9 records on 4 September 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 September 1898Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)52 years23 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1898Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1898Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1898Armagh, GBdaily high max24.9 C (76.8 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1898Armagh, GBdaily high min15.7 C (60.3 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1898Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1898Toronto, CAdaily high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie55 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1898Toronto, CAdaily high min (Tie)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie52 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1898Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHmonthly high max (Tie)16.4 C (61.5 F)tie24 years5 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

1802 to 1898
Records on 09-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1898. 1898 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11805: 11823: 11833: 11837: 11839: 11845: 11847: 11850: 11854: 11856: 11857: 11858: 11861: 11863: 11864: 11867: 11868: 11869: 21871: 11872: 41874: 11875: 11877: 11880: 41881: 11883: 21885: 31887: 11888: 21889: 11890: 11891: 51894: 41895: 61896: 11897: 41898: 91899: 41900: 11901: 41902: 41903: 21904: 71905: 181906: 161907: 221908: 91909: 231910: 911911: 251912: 291913: 291914: 191915: 371916: 241917: 401918: 961919: 481920: 1051921: 1051922: 621923: 3251924: 1671925: 3391926: 2561927: 681928: 3411929: 3711930: 1021931: 4771932: 4291933: 4241934: 3931935: 5141936: 3091937: 4111938: 2361939: 4341940: 2871941: 5281942: 3231943: 4721944: 3411945: 5421946: 4311947: 6181948: 4091949: 3701950: 6421951: 4041952: 6451953: 8691954: 3721955: 4651956: 5861957: 2501958: 3841959: 3161960: 5521961: 9091962: 7331963: 4431964: 5071965: 6111966: 4281967: 7861968: 5451969: 5101970: 6441971: 7171972: 5131973: 5301974: 2,2801975: 4321976: 5821977: 3861978: 9401979: 4611980: 3551981: 5821982: 6171983: 1,0401984: 1,1071985: 9151986: 6631987: 6851988: 1,2591989: 6811990: 7871991: 7081992: 1,1321993: 8591994: 1,0011995: 1,2871996: 9071997: 1,4521998: 1,5641999: 1,4792000: 1,3372001: 8332002: 7672003: 1,0942004: 8982005: 9982006: 1,2682007: 1,0772008: 1,3352009: 9142010: 1,8042011: 1,3102012: 1,2092013: 6302014: 4602015: 8932016: 5972017: 8792018: 7472019: 6102020: 9502021: 5452022: 1,2492023: 1,2852024: 9872025: 6261802186818951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1898. 1898 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-04 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18051
18231
18331
18371
18391
18451
18471
18501
18541
18561
18571
18581
18611
18631
18641
18671
18681
18692
18711
18724
18741
18751
18771
18804
18811
18832
18853
18871
18882
18891
18901
18915
18944
18956
18961
18974
18989
18994
19001
19014
19024
19032
19047
190518
190616
190722
19089
190923
191091
191125
191229
191329
191419
191537
191624
191740
191896
191948
1920105
1921105
192262
1923325
1924167
1925339
1926256
192768
1928341
1929371
1930102
1931477
1932429
1933424
1934393
1935514
1936309
1937411
1938236
1939434
1940287
1941528
1942323
1943472
1944341
1945542
1946431
1947618
1948409
1949370
1950642
1951404
1952645
1953869
1954372
1955465
1956586
1957250
1958384
1959316
1960552
1961909
1962733
1963443
1964507
1965611
1966428
1967786
1968545
1969510
1970644
1971717
1972513
1973530
19742,280
1975432
1976582
1977386
1978940
1979461
1980355
1981582
1982617
19831,040
19841,107
1985915
1986663
1987685
19881,259
1989681
1990787
1991708
19921,132
1993859
19941,001
19951,287
1996907
19971,452
19981,564
19991,479
20001,337
2001833
2002767
20031,094
2004898
2005998
20061,268
20071,077
20081,335
2009914
20101,804
20111,310
20121,209
2013630
2014460
2015893
2016597
2017879
2018747
2019610
2020950
2021545
20221,249
20231,285
2024987
2025626

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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).