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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
Weather records on 4 June 1908 26 station records on 4 June 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 4 June 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 June 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.7 C (40.5 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation5.0 mm (0.20 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high maximum temperature30.2 C (86.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 4 June 1908 by type Records set or tied on 4 June 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 June 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 4 June 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 June 1908 by timescale Records on 4 June 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 June 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 25.
Records on 4 June 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 June 1908 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.7. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 92 to 4: 54 to 6: 06 to 8: 28 to 10: 210 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 June 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 29
2 to 45
4 to 60
6 to 82
8 to 102
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

4 June 1908
Top 20 records on 4 June 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 June 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min4.7 C (40.5 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)46 years25 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Jansenville, ZAdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Somerset East, ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Riversdale, ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Cradock, ZAdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Uccle, BEdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Port Hastings, CAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Chatham, CAdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Tarkastad (Pol), ZAdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Washington, USdaily low max19.4 C (66.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Robertson, ZAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908George Airport, ZAdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)1 year8 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)5 years7 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908San Diego Wbo, USmonthly low min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie23 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high max30.2 C (86.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)3 years3 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
Records on 06-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 26 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11804: 11807: 11808: 11810: 41822: 11834: 11840: 11845: 11849: 21850: 11852: 11854: 11859: 11863: 11866: 21868: 11869: 11871: 71874: 11876: 11878: 11880: 21881: 11883: 11884: 11885: 41887: 11888: 61889: 11890: 41891: 11892: 11894: 61895: 11896: 51897: 11898: 41899: 21900: 61901: 31903: 131904: 41905: 171906: 61907: 181908: 261909: 211910: 451911: 151912: 201913: 181914: 361915: 151916: 331917: 311918: 271919: 1221920: 741921: 681922: 1061923: 8271924: 1401925: 3881926: 2691927: 3521928: 3911929: 6101930: 1751931: 1001932: 1641933: 3431934: 4351935: 2501936: 2161937: 2311938: 2261939: 3151940: 2601941: 3711942: 3201943: 7781944: 4821945: 1,3301946: 4571947: 4561948: 3691949: 5531950: 5181951: 5531952: 3821953: 3041954: 5491955: 2931956: 6981957: 5671958: 3461959: 3091960: 3851961: 6091962: 5921963: 5621964: 4521965: 2461966: 4651967: 4771968: 5161969: 8701970: 7221971: 4531972: 5801973: 4671974: 5011975: 4361976: 5221977: 8091978: 7561979: 8431980: 8841981: 1,0201982: 1,2451983: 8961984: 7001985: 1,5461986: 8961987: 9411988: 1,4681989: 1,2441990: 9971991: 1,1971992: 9471993: 9741994: 6271995: 7361996: 9911997: 1,0541998: 2,3891999: 8592000: 9862001: 1,2222002: 1,2172003: 1,3522004: 1,0072005: 9392006: 9572007: 8672008: 1,2852009: 7962010: 9842011: 1,2082012: 8622013: 4192014: 6572015: 5882016: 1,0992017: 4842018: 5392019: 4962020: 6622021: 1,6042022: 4882023: 6302024: 7562025: 5662026: 5181796186918951913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 26 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 06-04 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18041
18071
18081
18104
18221
18341
18401
18451
18492
18501
18521
18541
18591
18631
18662
18681
18691
18717
18741
18761
18781
18802
18811
18831
18841
18854
18871
18886
18891
18904
18911
18921
18946
18951
18965
18971
18984
18992
19006
19013
190313
19044
190517
19066
190718
190826
190921
191045
191115
191220
191318
191436
191515
191633
191731
191827
1919122
192074
192168
1922106
1923827
1924140
1925388
1926269
1927352
1928391
1929610
1930175
1931100
1932164
1933343
1934435
1935250
1936216
1937231
1938226
1939315
1940260
1941371
1942320
1943778
1944482
19451,330
1946457
1947456
1948369
1949553
1950518
1951553
1952382
1953304
1954549
1955293
1956698
1957567
1958346
1959309
1960385
1961609
1962592
1963562
1964452
1965246
1966465
1967477
1968516
1969870
1970722
1971453
1972580
1973467
1974501
1975436
1976522
1977809
1978756
1979843
1980884
19811,020
19821,245
1983896
1984700
19851,546
1986896
1987941
19881,468
19891,244
1990997
19911,197
1992947
1993974
1994627
1995736
1996991
19971,054
19982,389
1999859
2000986
20011,222
20021,217
20031,352
20041,007
2005939
2006957
2007867
20081,285
2009796
2010984
20111,208
2012862
2013419
2014657
2015588
20161,099
2017484
2018539
2019496
2020662
20211,604
2022488
2023630
2024756
2025566
2026518

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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).