Weather Records on 4 May 1916

57 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1916. Highest significance: Knysna (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 May 1916

On 4 May 1916, 57 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 50 daily.
Knysna (Tnk) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 208.3 mm (8.2 in) on 4 May 1916.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

57 stations

57 station records on 4 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

57 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 42.

Records on 4 May 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 50.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

51 broken records

Margins by which the 51 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1916

Top 20 records on 4 May 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1916	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	10 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1916	Wellwood, ZA	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1916	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1916	Graaff Reinet, ZA	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1916	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1916	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1916	Walsingham 1, ZA	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1916	Uccle, BE	daily high max	27.3 C (81.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1916	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1916	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1916	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1916	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1916	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1916	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1916	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	5 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1916	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1916	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1916	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1916	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1916	Sterling, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	20 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 57 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	43
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1