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Weather Records on 4 October 1919

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1919. Highest significance: Dubuque River, US.

Key Facts for 4 October 1919

  • On 4 October 1919, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Dubuque River set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.6 mm (3.4 in) on 4 October 1919.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 4 October 1919 30 station records on 4 October 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 4 October 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 October 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation85.6 mm (3.4 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation28.3 mm (1.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation91.4 mm (3.6 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature26.9 C (80.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature31.8 C (89.2 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 4 October 1919 by type Records set or tied on 4 October 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 051015Highest daily maximum: 12Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 October 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 4 October 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum12
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 October 1919 by timescale Records on 4 October 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 October 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 29.
Records on 4 October 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1919 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.2. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2310 to 20: 120 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 1023
10 to 201
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1919
Top 20 records on 4 October 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 October 1919Dubuque River, USmonthly rain85.6 mm (3.4 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)13 years49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1919Madison Wb City, USdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)21.9 mm (0.9 in)18 years33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily rain28.3 mm (1.1 in)18.9 mm (0.7 in)12 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Houston Wb City, USdaily rain91.4 mm (3.6 in)65.2 mm (2.6 in)4 years31 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)60 years27 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max16.0 C (60.8 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)6 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily low max16.0 C (60.8 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Brantford, CAdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Wilmington Wb City, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Hambantota, LKdaily low max26.9 C (80.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily rain9.5 mm (0.37 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Cumbalum (Fairview), AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Port Dover, CAdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919London South, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Vineland, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Fort National, DZdaily low max11.0 C (51.8 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Stratford, CAdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919State College, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Gavle, SEdaily high max16.0 C (60.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1919Gosford (Gertrude Place), AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)12 years8 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 1919
Records on 10-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 30 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 11841: 21843: 11844: 21847: 21853: 11859: 11864: 81865: 21867: 11868: 11873: 11875: 11876: 11878: 11880: 11881: 31882: 11883: 31884: 41885: 21886: 31888: 51889: 21890: 11891: 31892: 21893: 21894: 31895: 31896: 31898: 41899: 11900: 31901: 91902: 51903: 81904: 51905: 111906: 291907: 101908: 181909: 131910: 211911: 231912: 1011913: 121914: 181915: 131916: 1371917: 1571918: 1271919: 301920: 311921: 461922: 441923: 211924: 631925: 1301926: 2551927: 1721928: 1311929: 3391930: 2441931: 3611932: 4131933: 2991934: 1211935: 8331936: 1611937: 4831938: 4401939: 3451940: 2201941: 8501942: 1981943: 4261944: 3281945: 5431946: 3141947: 5921948: 4491949: 4911950: 5651951: 6171952: 7171953: 3581954: 9991955: 6301956: 4671957: 5331958: 7041959: 8121960: 2461961: 7581962: 3131963: 5281964: 3891965: 7601966: 4641967: 4401968: 5871969: 6281970: 5391971: 3611972: 7121973: 6041974: 1,8461975: 6811976: 8691977: 5171978: 4881979: 7331980: 9751981: 9941982: 4151983: 7621984: 8641985: 8631986: 1,2651987: 1,5021988: 7131989: 7421990: 8451991: 8131992: 8661993: 9561994: 1,3411995: 1,1921996: 1,0121997: 9281998: 1,4871999: 1,5962000: 9172001: 5472002: 1,4652003: 6102004: 5622005: 1,9732006: 9872007: 9972008: 9352009: 1,4312010: 1,2302011: 9192012: 8642013: 1,1302014: 6112015: 7412016: 6802017: 7802018: 9792019: 1,1312020: 8972021: 6442022: 5612023: 9362024: 1,1972025: 9792026: 9421795188119001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 30 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-04 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18021
18412
18431
18442
18472
18531
18591
18648
18652
18671
18681
18731
18751
18761
18781
18801
18813
18821
18833
18844
18852
18863
18885
18892
18901
18913
18922
18932
18943
18953
18963
18984
18991
19003
19019
19025
19038
19045
190511
190629
190710
190818
190913
191021
191123
1912101
191312
191418
191513
1916137
1917157
1918127
191930
192031
192146
192244
192321
192463
1925130
1926255
1927172
1928131
1929339
1930244
1931361
1932413
1933299
1934121
1935833
1936161
1937483
1938440
1939345
1940220
1941850
1942198
1943426
1944328
1945543
1946314
1947592
1948449
1949491
1950565
1951617
1952717
1953358
1954999
1955630
1956467
1957533
1958704
1959812
1960246
1961758
1962313
1963528
1964389
1965760
1966464
1967440
1968587
1969628
1970539
1971361
1972712
1973604
19741,846
1975681
1976869
1977517
1978488
1979733
1980975
1981994
1982415
1983762
1984864
1985863
19861,265
19871,502
1988713
1989742
1990845
1991813
1992866
1993956
19941,341
19951,192
19961,012
1997928
19981,487
19991,596
2000917
2001547
20021,465
2003610
2004562
20051,973
2006987
2007997
2008935
20091,431
20101,230
2011919
2012864
20131,130
2014611
2015741
2016680
2017780
2018979
20191,131
2020897
2021644
2022561
2023936
20241,197
2025979
2026942

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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).