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Weather Records on 4 August 1908

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1908. Highest significance: Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU.

Key Facts for 4 August 1908

  • On 4 August 1908, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 4 August 1908.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 4 August 1908 31 station records on 4 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 4 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.8 mm (2.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Point ClarkCanadaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.4 C (50.7 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation81.3 mm (3.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 4 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 4 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 4 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 August 1908 by timescale Records on 4 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 30.
Records on 4 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 August 1908 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1810 to 20: 720 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 1018
10 to 207
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1908
Top 20 records on 4 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 August 1908Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AUdaily rain53.8 mm (2.1 in)40.3 mm (1.6 in)8 years37 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1908Wingen (Murrulla), AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)28 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)42 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Point Clark, CAdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)5 years22 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)19 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Scone (Philip Street), AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Goulburn, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max10.4 C (50.7 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Maitland West, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)18 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Toronto, CAdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AUmonthly rain81.3 mm (3.2 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Port Dover, CAdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Port Dover, CAdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1908Windsor Riverside, CAdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)26 years13 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 1908
Records on 08-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1908. 1908 had 31 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 1908. 1908 had 31 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).