Weather Records on 4 August 1928

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1928. Highest significance: Plauen, DE.

Key Facts for 4 August 1928

On 4 August 1928, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 346 daily.
Plauen set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 4 August 1928.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 4 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 97.

Records on 4 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

266 broken records

Margins by which the 266 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.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1928

Top 20 records on 4 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1928	Plauen, DE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1928	Rogers, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1928	Elatma, RU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1928	Appleton City, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1928	Trenton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1928	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1928	Beloit, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1928	Lawrence, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1928	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1928	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1928	Lodgepole, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1928	Brome, CA	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1928	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1928	Armagh, GB	daily low min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	62 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1928	Gorin, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1928	Steffenville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1928	St Joseph, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1928	Waverly, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1928	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1928	Lake Moraine, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	22 years	24 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1928. 1928 had 352 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	226
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1