Weather Records on 4 May 1942

820 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1942. Highest significance: Tumbarumba Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 1942

On 4 May 1942, 820 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 796 daily.
Tumbarumba Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 4 May 1942.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

820 stations

820 station records on 4 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Behtungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thowgla Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lofty Summit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallandoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mitta Mitta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

820 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 202, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 4 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	202
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

691 broken records

Margins by which the 691 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1942

Top 20 records on 4 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1942	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1942	Walwa, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1942	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Whroo, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Warragul, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Culgoa, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Pomingalarna, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Morwell (Mail Centre), AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Birregurra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Behtungra Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Romsey, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Urjupinsk, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1942	Werribee Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	43 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

1795 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 820 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

Download the Data

Data for records on 1942-05-04: 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	639
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1