Weather Records on 4 August 1936

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1936. Highest significance: Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU.

Key Facts for 4 August 1936

On 4 August 1936, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 705 daily.
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad) set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 4 August 1936.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 4 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie (Rotherfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coolanbilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 465.

Records on 4 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	465
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1936

Top 20 records on 4 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1936	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1936	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1936	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Gragin, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Gowrie (Rotherfield), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	May Vale, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Osbornes Flat, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Cobbadah Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Canon City, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1936	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1936. 1936 had 719 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	439
10 to 20	104
20 to 30	41
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1