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Weather Records on 4 May 1911

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1911. Highest significance: Portland, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 1911

  • On 4 May 1911, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Portland set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -2.8 C (27.0 F) on 4 May 1911.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

37 stations
Weather records on 4 May 1911 37 station records on 4 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
37 station records on 4 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 May 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation16.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nora_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.1 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature26.4 C (79.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature26.4 C (79.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature18.8 C (65.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high maximum temperature28.8 C (83.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort BeaufortSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature8.7 C (47.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records
Records on 4 May 1911 by type Records set or tied on 4 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 13Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 4 May 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum13
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 May 1911 by timescale Records on 4 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36.
Records on 4 May 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 May 1911 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 10.6. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 152 to 4: 64 to 6: 16 to 8: 18 to 10: 310 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
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 10.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 May 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 215
2 to 46
4 to 61
6 to 81
8 to 103
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1911
Top 20 records on 4 May 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 May 1911Portland, USmonthly low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)10 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Palermo, ITdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)112 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Kirov, RUdaily rain16.1 mm (0.6 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Nora_D, SEdaily rain15.1 mm (0.6 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Orebro, SEdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Kei Road (Pol), ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Jonkoping, SEdaily rain14.1 mm (0.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max26.4 C (79.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911George Airport, ZAdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Welland, CAdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max26.4 C (79.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Lakefield, CAdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Sandvig, DKdaily high max18.8 C (65.8 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Kiev, UAdaily high max28.8 C (83.8 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Middletown 4 W, USdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Jansenville, ZAdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1911Fort Beaufort, ZAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)13 years10 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 1911
Records on 05-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1911. 1911 had 37 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 1911. 1911 had 37 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).