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Weather Records on 4 October 1901

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1901. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 4 October 1901

  • On 4 October 1901, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record high maximum temperature of 36.0 C (96.8 F) on 4 October 1901.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 4 October 1901 9 station records on 4 October 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 4 October 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 October 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature36.0 C (96.8 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation30.6 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature21.4 C (70.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 4 October 1901 by type Records set or tied on 4 October 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0123Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 October 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 4 October 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 October 1901 by timescale Records on 4 October 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 October 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 8.
Records on 4 October 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1901 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.9. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 52 to 4: 14 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 25
2 to 41
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1901
Top 9 records on 4 October 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 October 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max36.0 C (96.8 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)27 years36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1901Milan, ITdaily rain30.6 mm (1.2 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1901Hambantota, LKdaily low min21.4 C (70.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1901Washington, USdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1901Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1901Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1901Uppsala_Aut, SEmonthly high min (Tie)12.4 C (54.3 F)tie60 years8 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1901Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1901Madison Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)0.0 C (32.0 F)tie12 years1 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

1795 to 1901
Records on 10-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1901. 1901 had 9 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 11841: 21843: 11844: 21847: 21853: 11859: 11864: 81865: 21867: 11868: 11873: 11875: 11876: 11878: 11880: 11881: 31882: 11883: 31884: 41885: 21886: 31888: 51889: 21890: 11891: 31892: 21893: 21894: 31895: 31896: 31898: 41899: 11900: 31901: 91902: 51903: 81904: 51905: 111906: 291907: 101908: 181909: 131910: 211911: 231912: 1011913: 121914: 181915: 131916: 1371917: 1571918: 1271919: 301920: 311921: 461922: 441923: 211924: 631925: 1301926: 2551927: 1721928: 1311929: 3391930: 2441931: 3611932: 4131933: 2991934: 1211935: 8331936: 1611937: 4831938: 4401939: 3451940: 2201941: 8501942: 1981943: 4261944: 3281945: 5431946: 3141947: 5921948: 4491949: 4911950: 5651951: 6171952: 7171953: 3581954: 9991955: 6301956: 4671957: 5331958: 7041959: 8121960: 2461961: 7581962: 3131963: 5281964: 3891965: 7601966: 4641967: 4401968: 5871969: 6281970: 5391971: 3611972: 7121973: 6041974: 1,8461975: 6811976: 8691977: 5171978: 4881979: 7331980: 9751981: 9941982: 4151983: 7621984: 8641985: 8631986: 1,2651987: 1,5021988: 7131989: 7421990: 8451991: 8131992: 8661993: 9561994: 1,3411995: 1,1921996: 1,0121997: 9281998: 1,4871999: 1,5962000: 9172001: 5472002: 1,4652003: 6102004: 5622005: 1,9732006: 9872007: 9972008: 9352009: 1,4312010: 1,2302011: 9192012: 8642013: 1,1302014: 6112015: 7412016: 6802017: 7802018: 9792019: 1,1312020: 8972021: 6442022: 5612023: 9362024: 1,1972025: 9792026: 9421795188119001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1901. 1901 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-04 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18021
18412
18431
18442
18472
18531
18591
18648
18652
18671
18681
18731
18751
18761
18781
18801
18813
18821
18833
18844
18852
18863
18885
18892
18901
18913
18922
18932
18943
18953
18963
18984
18991
19003
19019
19025
19038
19045
190511
190629
190710
190818
190913
191021
191123
1912101
191312
191418
191513
1916137
1917157
1918127
191930
192031
192146
192244
192321
192463
1925130
1926255
1927172
1928131
1929339
1930244
1931361
1932413
1933299
1934121
1935833
1936161
1937483
1938440
1939345
1940220
1941850
1942198
1943426
1944328
1945543
1946314
1947592
1948449
1949491
1950565
1951617
1952717
1953358
1954999
1955630
1956467
1957533
1958704
1959812
1960246
1961758
1962313
1963528
1964389
1965760
1966464
1967440
1968587
1969628
1970539
1971361
1972712
1973604
19741,846
1975681
1976869
1977517
1978488
1979733
1980975
1981994
1982415
1983762
1984864
1985863
19861,265
19871,502
1988713
1989742
1990845
1991813
1992866
1993956
19941,341
19951,192
19961,012
1997928
19981,487
19991,596
2000917
2001547
20021,465
2003610
2004562
20051,973
2006987
2007997
2008935
20091,431
20101,230
2011919
2012864
20131,130
2014611
2015741
2016680
2017780
2018979
20191,131
2020897
2021644
2022561
2023936
20241,197
2025979
2026942

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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 (2026-10-15).