Weather Records on 4 June 1908
26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 June 1908. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.
Key Facts for 4 June 1908
- On 4 June 1908, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 5 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 25 daily.
- Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record low minimum temperature of 4.7 C (40.5 F) on 4 June 1908.
- Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.
Record Map
26 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 4.7 C (40.5 F) | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jansenville | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Somerset East | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Riversdale | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cradock | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Uccle | Belgium | Record high maximum temperature | 30.6 C (87.1 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Hastings | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chatham | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | 0.6 C (33.1 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tarkastad (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Washington | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 19.4 C (66.9 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Robertson | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 13.5 mm (0.5 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Uniondale (Tnk) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Santa Fe | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 3.3 C (37.9 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kerkwerve | Netherlands | Record daily precipitation | 5.0 mm (0.20 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| George Airport | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 14.7 mm (0.6 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ladismith (Tnk) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Beaufort West (Met) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Winnipeg St Johns Coll | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 29.4 C (84.9 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| San Diego Wbo | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kremsmuenster | Austria | Record high maximum temperature | 30.2 C (86.4 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fredericton Unb | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | 1.7 C (35.1 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Inverell Comparison | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | -6.1 C (21.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Escanaba | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 12.2 C (54.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stornoway Airport | United Kingdom | Record high minimum temperature | 11.1 C (52.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| San Diego Wbo | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sacramento 5 ESE | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 8.9 C (48.0 F) | 0 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
26 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 3 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 2 |
| Highest daily minimum | 2 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 7 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 12 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 1 |
| daily | 25 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
19 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 | 9 |
| 2 to 4 | 5 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 |
| 6 to 8 | 2 |
| 8 to 10 | 2 |
| 10 to 12 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
4 June 1908| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 1908 | Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU | daily low min | 4.7 C (40.5 F) | 1.6 C (2.9 F) | 46 years | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Jansenville, ZA | daily rain | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 29 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Somerset East, ZA | daily rain | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 10.7 mm (0.4 in) | 11 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Riversdale, ZA | daily rain | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 28 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Cradock, ZA | daily rain | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 29 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Uccle, BE | daily high max | 30.6 C (87.1 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 24 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Port Hastings, CA | daily rain | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 25 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Chatham, CA | daily low min | 0.6 C (33.1 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 34 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Tarkastad (Pol), ZA | daily rain | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 2.3 mm (0.09 in) | 23 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Washington, US | daily low max | 19.4 C (66.9 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 26 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Robertson, ZA | daily rain | 13.5 mm (0.5 in) | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 13 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Uniondale (Tnk), ZA | daily rain | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 1 year | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Santa Fe, US | daily low min | 3.3 C (37.9 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 17 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Kerkwerve, NL | daily rain | 5.0 mm (0.20 in) | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 16 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | George Airport, ZA | daily rain | 14.7 mm (0.6 in) | 2.0 mm (0.08 in) | 13 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Ladismith (Tnk), ZA | daily rain | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 1 year | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Beaufort West (Met), ZA | daily rain | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) | 1.3 mm (0.05 in) | 5 years | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA | daily high max | 29.4 C (84.9 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 5 years | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | San Diego Wbo, US | monthly low min (Tie) | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | tie | 23 years | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 June 1908 | Kremsmuenster, AT | daily high max | 30.2 C (86.4 F) | 0.2 C (0.4 F) | 3 years | 3 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
1796 to 1908| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1796 | 1 |
| 1804 | 1 |
| 1807 | 1 |
| 1808 | 1 |
| 1810 | 4 |
| 1822 | 1 |
| 1834 | 1 |
| 1840 | 1 |
| 1845 | 1 |
| 1849 | 2 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1852 | 1 |
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1866 | 2 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1869 | 1 |
| 1871 | 7 |
| 1874 | 1 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1881 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1894 | 6 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1896 | 5 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1901 | 3 |
| 1903 | 13 |
| 1904 | 4 |
| 1905 | 17 |
| 1906 | 6 |
| 1907 | 18 |
| 1908 | 26 |
| 1909 | 21 |
| 1910 | 45 |
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1912 | 20 |
| 1913 | 18 |
| 1914 | 36 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 33 |
| 1917 | 31 |
| 1918 | 27 |
| 1919 | 122 |
| 1920 | 74 |
| 1921 | 68 |
| 1922 | 106 |
| 1923 | 827 |
| 1924 | 140 |
| 1925 | 388 |
| 1926 | 269 |
| 1927 | 352 |
| 1928 | 391 |
| 1929 | 610 |
| 1930 | 175 |
| 1931 | 100 |
| 1932 | 164 |
| 1933 | 343 |
| 1934 | 435 |
| 1935 | 250 |
| 1936 | 216 |
| 1937 | 231 |
| 1938 | 226 |
| 1939 | 315 |
| 1940 | 260 |
| 1941 | 371 |
| 1942 | 320 |
| 1943 | 778 |
| 1944 | 482 |
| 1945 | 1,330 |
| 1946 | 457 |
| 1947 | 456 |
| 1948 | 369 |
| 1949 | 553 |
| 1950 | 518 |
| 1951 | 553 |
| 1952 | 382 |
| 1953 | 304 |
| 1954 | 549 |
| 1955 | 293 |
| 1956 | 698 |
| 1957 | 567 |
| 1958 | 346 |
| 1959 | 309 |
| 1960 | 385 |
| 1961 | 609 |
| 1962 | 592 |
| 1963 | 562 |
| 1964 | 452 |
| 1965 | 246 |
| 1966 | 465 |
| 1967 | 477 |
| 1968 | 516 |
| 1969 | 870 |
| 1970 | 722 |
| 1971 | 453 |
| 1972 | 580 |
| 1973 | 467 |
| 1974 | 501 |
| 1975 | 436 |
| 1976 | 522 |
| 1977 | 809 |
| 1978 | 756 |
| 1979 | 843 |
| 1980 | 884 |
| 1981 | 1,020 |
| 1982 | 1,245 |
| 1983 | 896 |
| 1984 | 700 |
| 1985 | 1,546 |
| 1986 | 896 |
| 1987 | 941 |
| 1988 | 1,468 |
| 1989 | 1,244 |
| 1990 | 997 |
| 1991 | 1,197 |
| 1992 | 947 |
| 1993 | 974 |
| 1994 | 627 |
| 1995 | 736 |
| 1996 | 991 |
| 1997 | 1,054 |
| 1998 | 2,389 |
| 1999 | 859 |
| 2000 | 986 |
| 2001 | 1,222 |
| 2002 | 1,217 |
| 2003 | 1,352 |
| 2004 | 1,007 |
| 2005 | 939 |
| 2006 | 957 |
| 2007 | 867 |
| 2008 | 1,285 |
| 2009 | 796 |
| 2010 | 984 |
| 2011 | 1,208 |
| 2012 | 862 |
| 2013 | 419 |
| 2014 | 657 |
| 2015 | 588 |
| 2016 | 1,099 |
| 2017 | 484 |
| 2018 | 539 |
| 2019 | 496 |
| 2020 | 662 |
| 2021 | 1,604 |
| 2022 | 488 |
| 2023 | 630 |
| 2024 | 756 |
| 2025 | 566 |
| 2026 | 518 |
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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).