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Weather Records on 4 May 1905

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1905. Highest significance: Grafton City Council, AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 1905

  • On 4 May 1905, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Grafton City Council set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 4 May 1905.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 4 May 1905 19 station records on 4 May 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 4 May 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 May 1905: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.4 cm (3.7 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation118.4 mm (4.7 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Casino AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.9 C (60.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 4 May 1905 by type Records set or tied on 4 May 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 May 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 4 May 1905 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 May 1905 by timescale Records on 4 May 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 May 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.
Records on 4 May 1905 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 May 1905 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 94.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1120 to 40: 240 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
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 94.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 May 1905
MarginRecords
0 to 2011
20 to 402
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1905
Top 19 records on 4 May 1905 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 May 1905Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)51.8 mm (2.0 in)13 years47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1905Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall9.4 cm (3.7 in)9.4 cm (3.7 in)32 years30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AUdaily rain118.4 mm (4.7 in)37.1 mm (1.5 in)25 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)24 years25 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Halifax, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AUdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Madison Wb City, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Vestervig, DKdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Casino Airport, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min15.9 C (60.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min10.8 C (51.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)6 years6 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)2 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years4 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905World Trade Ctr, USdaily high max (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie26 years2 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Port Stanley, CAdaily high min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie10 years1 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1905Galway, IEdaily low min (Tie)1.7 C (35.1 F)tie3 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 1905
Records on 05-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1905. 1905 had 19 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11796: 11820: 11836: 21840: 11847: 11850: 21851: 21852: 11856: 31858: 11859: 11861: 21862: 11864: 31865: 21868: 31869: 11870: 21875: 11877: 21878: 11879: 11880: 11882: 11885: 11886: 11888: 11889: 41890: 11892: 41893: 31894: 61895: 31896: 31897: 21898: 21899: 21900: 21902: 51903: 81904: 81905: 191906: 51907: 371908: 181909: 131910: 141911: 371912: 121913: 631914: 211915: 751916: 571917: 601918: 301919: 691920: 431921: 621922: 2831923: 821924: 881925: 801926: 2301927: 1121928: 2051929: 1771930: 2691931: 1691932: 1041933: 2741934: 4561935: 5181936: 3131937: 2301938: 4451939: 2951940: 6021941: 4361942: 8201943: 3581944: 8721945: 6541946: 4631947: 6491948: 5781949: 1,1301950: 9531951: 2921952: 6981953: 3891954: 1,0451955: 4711956: 4331957: 4331958: 4141959: 6131960: 4431961: 4661962: 2651963: 3131964: 5701965: 4331966: 1,1131967: 9281968: 3041969: 3771970: 4541971: 8101972: 3641973: 3131974: 3671975: 6831976: 5541977: 7361978: 1,0161979: 1,5291980: 5111981: 6671982: 5911983: 5391984: 8851985: 8211986: 1,1281987: 1,0041988: 5911989: 7431990: 1,4611991: 1,0881992: 9331993: 7911994: 8211995: 9741996: 1,2981997: 9621998: 8981999: 1,1672000: 1,3982001: 1,3452002: 1,3432003: 1,1582004: 1,3412005: 1,1522006: 6502007: 6992008: 6242009: 7272010: 9992011: 1,0232012: 1,3432013: 1,4472014: 6022015: 6222016: 4632017: 6692018: 9722019: 5742020: 5042021: 6162022: 4702023: 6812024: 8852025: 4562026: 5541795186918961914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1905. 1905 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-04 in each year
YearRecords
17951
17961
18201
18362
18401
18471
18502
18512
18521
18563
18581
18591
18612
18621
18643
18652
18683
18691
18702
18751
18772
18781
18791
18801
18821
18851
18861
18881
18894
18901
18924
18933
18946
18953
18963
18972
18982
18992
19002
19025
19038
19048
190519
19065
190737
190818
190913
191014
191137
191212
191363
191421
191575
191657
191760
191830
191969
192043
192162
1922283
192382
192488
192580
1926230
1927112
1928205
1929177
1930269
1931169
1932104
1933274
1934456
1935518
1936313
1937230
1938445
1939295
1940602
1941436
1942820
1943358
1944872
1945654
1946463
1947649
1948578
19491,130
1950953
1951292
1952698
1953389
19541,045
1955471
1956433
1957433
1958414
1959613
1960443
1961466
1962265
1963313
1964570
1965433
19661,113
1967928
1968304
1969377
1970454
1971810
1972364
1973313
1974367
1975683
1976554
1977736
19781,016
19791,529
1980511
1981667
1982591
1983539
1984885
1985821
19861,128
19871,004
1988591
1989743
19901,461
19911,088
1992933
1993791
1994821
1995974
19961,298
1997962
1998898
19991,167
20001,398
20011,345
20021,343
20031,158
20041,341
20051,152
2006650
2007699
2008624
2009727
2010999
20111,023
20121,343
20131,447
2014602
2015622
2016463
2017669
2018972
2019574
2020504
2021616
2022470
2023681
2024885
2025456
2026554

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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).