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Weather Records on 4 May 1912

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1912. Highest significance: Nicola Lake, CA.

Key Facts for 4 May 1912

  • On 4 May 1912, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Nicola Lake set a daily record precipitation of 3.3 mm (0.13 in) on 4 May 1912.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 4 May 1912 12 station records on 4 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 4 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 May 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation5.2 mm (0.20 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low maximum temperature6.2 C (43.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord low maximum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 4 May 1912 by type Records set or tied on 4 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 4 May 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 May 1912 by timescale Records on 4 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 4 May 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 May 1912 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.4. Ties are not counted. 02460.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 61.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 20.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.5
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 May 1912
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.06
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.52

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1912
Top 12 records on 4 May 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 May 1912Nicola Lake, CAdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1912Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain5.2 mm (0.20 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1912Harnosand, SEdaily low max3.0 C (37.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1912Skara 1, SEdaily low max6.2 C (43.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1912Sveg, SEdaily low max2.5 C (36.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1912Olands Norra Udde, SEdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1912La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1912La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1912Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1912San Diego Wbo, USdaily low min (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1912Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily low max (Tie)7.0 C (44.6 F)tie10 years1 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1912Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min (Tie)-2.8 C (27.0 F)tie7 years1 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 1912
Records on 05-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1912. 1912 had 12 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 1912. 1912 had 12 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).