Weather Records on 4 July 1943

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1943. Highest significance: Insikeni (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 July 1943

On 4 July 1943, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 310 daily.
Insikeni (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 4 July 1943.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

348 stations

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

Weather records on 4 July 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Tabosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howe	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 257.

Records on 4 July 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1943 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 34, daily 310.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1943

Top 20 records on 4 July 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1943	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Dewetsdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Bergplaats, ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Highmore, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Aktobe, KZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Hillsdale, US	all-time rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Chatham 2, CA	all-time rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Coringa(Corinza), IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Krugersdorp, ZA	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Miller, US	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Monsenhor Tabosa, BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Howe, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Goderich Township, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Coldwater St School, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1943	Jaguaruana, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	36 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

1806 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1943. 1943 had 348 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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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	175
10 to 20	86
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1