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Weather Records on 4 May 1908

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1908. Highest significance: Santa Fe, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 1908

  • On 4 May 1908, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Santa Fe set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 5.0 C (41.0 F) on 4 May 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 4 May 1908 18 station records on 4 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 4 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation19.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.9 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Yan YeanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 4 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 4 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 4 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 May 1908 by timescale Records on 4 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17.
Records on 4 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 May 1908 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.8. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 1: 41 to 2: 42 to 3: 03 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 16 to 7: 17 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 14
1 to 24
2 to 30
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 61
6 to 71
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1908
Top 18 records on 4 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 May 1908Santa Fe, USmonthly low max5.0 C (41.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908West Terschelling, NLdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Gravenhurst, CAdaily low min-3.9 C (25.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Sydney, CAdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain12.9 mm (0.5 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Woodstock, CAdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Port Dover, CAdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Yan Yean, AUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Armagh, GBdaily high min (Tie)9.7 C (49.5 F)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908St John's, CAdaily low max (Tie)2.8 C (37.0 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low min (Tie)-2.2 C (28.0 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low max (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Philadelphia City, USdaily low max (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908Lakefield, CAdaily low min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie26 years2 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily low min (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie25 years2 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 1908
Records on 05-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 18 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 1908. 1908 had 18 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).