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Weather Records on 4 August 1914

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1914. Highest significance: Vastervik, SE.

Key Facts for 4 August 1914

  • On 4 August 1914, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Vastervik set a daily record precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 4 August 1914.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 4 August 1914 33 station records on 4 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 4 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 August 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation25.3 mm (1.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij NovgorodRussiaRecord daily precipitation13.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.5 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HoburgSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.7 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PinskBelarusRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature38.9 C (102.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.5 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature15.1 C (59.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KargopolRussiaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
NovorossijskRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.4 mm (0.17 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 4 August 1914 by type Records set or tied on 4 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 4 August 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 August 1914 by timescale Records on 4 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 32.
Records on 4 August 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 August 1914 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.8. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 205 to 10: 510 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 August 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 520
5 to 105
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1914
Top 20 records on 4 August 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 August 1914Vastervik, SEdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)24.8 mm (1.0 in)8 years38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1914Kalmar_D, SEmonthly rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)11.3 mm (0.4 in)1 year35 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1914Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)21 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Ljungby, SEdaily rain25.3 mm (1.0 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)18 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Minnedosa, CAdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)19 years23 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Niznij Novgorod, RUdaily rain13.8 mm (0.5 in)9.8 mm (0.39 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Jonkoping, SEdaily rain20.5 mm (0.8 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Hoburg, SEdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Ekaterinburg, RUdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)3 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Chicoutimi, CAdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)13 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Olands Sodra Udde, SEdaily rain16.7 mm (0.7 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Pinsk, BYdaily rain9.8 mm (0.39 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high max38.9 C (102.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Minnedosa, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Stony Mountain, CAdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Montreal McGill, CAdaily low min11.1 C (52.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain21.5 mm (0.8 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Peterborough, CAdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1914Sandvig, DKdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)18 years12 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 1914
Records on 08-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1914. 1914 had 33 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 1914. 1914 had 33 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).