Weather Records on 4 August 1929

224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1929. Highest significance: Parker, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1929

On 4 August 1929, 224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 214 daily.
Parker set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 4 August 1929.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

224 stations

224 station records on 4 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

224 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 39.

Records on 4 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

156 broken records

Margins by which the 156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1929

Top 20 records on 4 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1929	Parker, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1929	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Odesa, UA	all-time high min	25.1 C (77.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Bakke, NO	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Vilnius, LT	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Walnut Grove, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Parry Sound, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Charlottetown, CA	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Aberdeen, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Cortland, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Enosburg Falls, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Fort National, DZ	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Perm, RU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Brome, CA	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1929	Odesa, UA	monthly high max	35.2 C (95.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	23 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

1815 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1929. 1929 had 224 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 5	142
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1