Weather Records on 4 May 1943

358 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1943. Highest significance: Huehue 92.1, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 1943

On 4 May 1943, 358 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 354 daily.
Huehue 92.1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 107.7 mm (4.2 in) on 4 May 1943.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

358 stations

358 station records on 4 May 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince George	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	154.0 cm (60.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

358 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 May 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 May 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

289 broken records

Margins by which the 289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1943

Top 20 records on 4 May 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1943	Huehue 92.1, US	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1943	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1943	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1943	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Chikhalda Sr, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Socorro, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Mena, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Amite, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Cheneyville 1 NE, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Camden 1, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	1 year	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Pearlington, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Willcox, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Idaho City, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Minden, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Magnolia, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1943	Berlin, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	55 years	23 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

1795 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 358 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

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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 25	283
25 to 50	5
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1