Weather Records on 4 August 1924

132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1924. Highest significance: Fond du Lac Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1924

On 4 August 1924, 132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 122 daily.
Fond du Lac Wwtp set an all-time record daily precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 4 August 1924.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

132 stations

132 station records on 4 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

132 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.

Records on 4 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 122.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

100 broken records

Margins by which the 100 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1924

Top 20 records on 4 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1924	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	all-time rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1924	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1924	Port Washington, US	all-time rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1924	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1924	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1924	Manitowoc, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1924	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1924	Alma, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1924	Oshkosh, US	all-time rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1924	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1924	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1924	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1924	Gysinge, SE	monthly rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1924	Koroit, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1924	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1924	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1924	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1924	Brookhaven City, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1924	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1924	Tobolsk, RU	daily low min	1.9 C (35.4 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	26 years	22 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1924. 1924 had 132 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	82
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1