Weather Records on 4 May 1926

230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1926. Highest significance: Uliman (Brentwood), AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 1926

On 4 May 1926, 230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 209 daily.
Uliman (Brentwood) set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 4 May 1926.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

230 stations

230 station records on 4 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

230 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 4 May 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 209.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

174 broken records

Margins by which the 174 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1926

Top 20 records on 4 May 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1926	Uliman (Brentwood), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1926	Steveston, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1926	Buffalo, US	monthly low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Chaplin, CA	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Peterborough, CA	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Agricultural College, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Ashland, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Kirov, RU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Dayville, US	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1926	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	42 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 230 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 10	164
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1