Weather Records on 4 July 1917

107 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1917. Highest significance: Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 4 July 1917

On 4 July 1917, 107 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 106 daily.
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 4 July 1917.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

107 stations

107 station records on 4 July 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Battunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

107 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 91.

Records on 4 July 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 106.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

92 broken records

Margins by which the 92 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1917

Top 20 records on 4 July 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1917	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1917	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Kongal, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Mitcham Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Kargopol, RU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Adelaide (Morphett Vale), AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Cudgewa North, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Normanville, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Nhill, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Mannum Council Depot, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Minimay (Booroopki), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1917	Wanaaring (Urisino), AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	35 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

1806 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1917. 1917 had 107 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 July 1917
Margin	Records
0 to 10	85
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1