Weather Records on 4 August 1931

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1931. Highest significance: Karlsruhe, DE.

Key Facts for 4 August 1931

On 4 August 1931, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 350 daily.
Karlsruhe set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 4 August 1931.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 4 August 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bizerte Cap Blanc	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	46.0 C (114.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parbatsar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 4 August 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1931 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1931

Top 20 records on 4 August 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1931	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1931	Araria, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1931	Multai, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1931	Chakrata Kalsi Sr, IN	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1931	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1931	Manohar Thana, IN	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1931	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1931	Lalitpur, IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1931	Halifax, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1931	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1931	Constantine, DZ	all-time high min	31.0 C (87.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1931	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1931	Bizerte Cap Blanc, TN	daily high min	28.8 C (83.8 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1931	Sambhar, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1931	Oxford, GB	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1931	Ludhiana, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1931	Ludhiana, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1931	Subiaco, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1931	Nazira, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1931	Tunis, TN	monthly high max	46.0 C (114.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	43 years	29 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1931. 1931 had 371 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 20	244
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3