Weather Records on 4 August 1916

97 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1916. Highest significance: La Crosse Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1916

On 4 August 1916, 97 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 95 daily.
La Crosse Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 4 August 1916.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

97 stations

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

Weather records on 4 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Panban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milliwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Red Hill Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

97 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 71.

Records on 4 August 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 95.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

81 broken records

Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1916

Top 20 records on 4 August 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1916	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1916	Watervale, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1916	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1916	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Neds Corner Homestead, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Marrabel, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Port Victoria, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Ardrossan, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Hoyleton, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Paskeville, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale), AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Farrell Flat, AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Meningie, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Angaston, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1916	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	4 years	19 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1916. 1916 had 97 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

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

Margin	Records
0 to 10	76
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1