Weather Records on 4 July 1940

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1940. Highest significance: Tuskegee, US.

Key Facts for 4 July 1940

On 4 July 1940, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 302 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 473 daily.
Tuskegee set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 4 July 1940.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 4 July 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dataganj	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagaon Bhogaon	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 4 July 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1940

Top 20 records on 4 July 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1940	Tuskegee, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1940	Hyannis, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1940	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1940	Clanton, US	daily rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1940	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1940	Tranebjerg, DK	monthly low min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1940	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1940	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1940	Pleasantville 1 N, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1940	Digby, CA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1940	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1940	Pilibhit City, IN	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1940	Athens, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1940	Lincoln Lock 4, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1940	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1940	Sherburne, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1940	Talladega, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1940	Kingston, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1940	St Georges, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1940	Concord, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	31 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

1806 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1940. 1940 had 504 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 1940-07-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	336
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1