Weather Records on 4 August 1937

258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1937. Highest significance: Cwebe, ZA.

Key Facts for 4 August 1937

On 4 August 1937, 258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 253 daily.
Cwebe set a daily record precipitation of 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 4 August 1937.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

258 stations

258 station records on 4 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

258 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 69.

Records on 4 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 253.

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 78.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1937

Top 20 records on 4 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1937	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1937	Macon, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1937	Luna Rs, US	all-time high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1937	Kissimmee, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Brunswick, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	26.2 C (79.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Pana, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Mexico, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Amite, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Marshall, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Malihabad, IN	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Jackson, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Scipio, US	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Fayette, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Hermann, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	64 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Kissimmee, US	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1937	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	21 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1937. 1937 had 258 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	153
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1