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Weather Records on 4 August 1903

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1903. Highest significance: Buffalo, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1903

  • On 4 August 1903, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Buffalo set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 4 August 1903.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 4 August 1903 18 station records on 4 August 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 4 August 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 August 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation59.4 mm (2.3 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation65.3 mm (2.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 4 August 1903 by type Records set or tied on 4 August 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 August 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 4 August 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 August 1903 by timescale Records on 4 August 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 August 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18.
Records on 4 August 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 August 1903 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 010 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 August 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 100
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1903
Top 18 records on 4 August 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 August 1903Buffalo, USdaily rain59.4 mm (2.3 in)36.0 mm (1.4 in)17 years39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1903Trenton 2, USdaily low max22.8 C (73.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)35 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain65.3 mm (2.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Southampton, CAdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)4 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Woodstock, CAdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)5 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Concord, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Truro, CAdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Halifax, CAdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Chatham, CAdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Washington, USdaily low max23.3 C (73.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low max (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie50 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie7 years1 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1903World Trade Ctr, USdaily low max (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie11 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

1815 to 1903
Records on 08-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1903. 1903 had 18 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001815: 11827: 11830: 21833: 11835: 11843: 11846: 11847: 11848: 11857: 11859: 21860: 21863: 11865: 31867: 11868: 11870: 11871: 11872: 21874: 31875: 11878: 31879: 11881: 21882: 11883: 11885: 31886: 11887: 31888: 41889: 21890: 11891: 21893: 21894: 11895: 31896: 41897: 31898: 11899: 71900: 61902: 41903: 181904: 111905: 191906: 141907: 201908: 311909: 271910: 171911: 231912: 511913: 151914: 331915: 851916: 971917: 291918: 951919: 341920: 791921: 671922: 681923: 1461924: 1321925: 771926: 3341927: 1361928: 3521929: 2241930: 6981931: 3711932: 2581933: 3471934: 5211935: 3671936: 7191937: 2581938: 4891939: 4331940: 2361941: 3831942: 3031943: 4681944: 6621945: 3551946: 2651947: 8451948: 5581949: 4211950: 6661951: 6801952: 4651953: 1,0171954: 4261955: 6241956: 4371957: 3431958: 5331959: 3031960: 3311961: 7451962: 4701963: 4381964: 8851965: 4091966: 5521967: 4281968: 2801969: 6381970: 4151971: 8131972: 7731973: 7481974: 1,0401975: 7721976: 8011977: 5991978: 1,0511979: 5101980: 9981981: 6361982: 7031983: 9201984: 7221985: 6341986: 9051987: 8921988: 1,2041989: 7381990: 1,0131991: 7691992: 7541993: 1,0461994: 1,2651995: 1,1171996: 1,1431997: 8911998: 1,4231999: 7622000: 8402001: 1,0872002: 9282003: 1,3092004: 9682005: 1,2462006: 1,1312007: 6852008: 8832009: 6812010: 1,6652011: 1,5362012: 7382013: 4522014: 9802015: 5052016: 7322017: 1,1342018: 7602019: 4992020: 7782021: 6912022: 1,1852023: 1,1502024: 8092025: 8402026: 1,0441815187118941912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1903. 1903 had 18 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-04 in each year
YearRecords
18151
18271
18302
18331
18351
18431
18461
18471
18481
18571
18592
18602
18631
18653
18671
18681
18701
18711
18722
18743
18751
18783
18791
18812
18821
18831
18853
18861
18873
18884
18892
18901
18912
18932
18941
18953
18964
18973
18981
18997
19006
19024
190318
190411
190519
190614
190720
190831
190927
191017
191123
191251
191315
191433
191585
191697
191729
191895
191934
192079
192167
192268
1923146
1924132
192577
1926334
1927136
1928352
1929224
1930698
1931371
1932258
1933347
1934521
1935367
1936719
1937258
1938489
1939433
1940236
1941383
1942303
1943468
1944662
1945355
1946265
1947845
1948558
1949421
1950666
1951680
1952465
19531,017
1954426
1955624
1956437
1957343
1958533
1959303
1960331
1961745
1962470
1963438
1964885
1965409
1966552
1967428
1968280
1969638
1970415
1971813
1972773
1973748
19741,040
1975772
1976801
1977599
19781,051
1979510
1980998
1981636
1982703
1983920
1984722
1985634
1986905
1987892
19881,204
1989738
19901,013
1991769
1992754
19931,046
19941,265
19951,117
19961,143
1997891
19981,423
1999762
2000840
20011,087
2002928
20031,309
2004968
20051,246
20061,131
2007685
2008883
2009681
20101,665
20111,536
2012738
2013452
2014980
2015505
2016732
20171,134
2018760
2019499
2020778
2021691
20221,185
20231,150
2024809
2025840
20261,044

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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).