Weather Records on 4 May 1944

872 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1944. Highest significance: Ringwood 2, AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 1944

On 4 May 1944, 872 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
308 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 828 daily.
Ringwood 2 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 4 May 1944.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

872 stations

872 station records on 4 May 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Olinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
French Island (Tankerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha (Veronica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie (the Laurels)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canterbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

872 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 4 May 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 4 May 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 44, daily 828.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

725 broken records

Margins by which the 725 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1944

Top 20 records on 4 May 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1944	Ringwood 2, AU	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1944	Neerim, AU	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1944	Lilydale, AU	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1944	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1944	Murrumbeena Leeds Grove, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1944	Croydon (Samuel Street), AU	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1944	Olinda, AU	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1944	Silvan State School, AU	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1944	Toorak, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1944	Lorne Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1944	Narracan East (Lynnsmere), AU	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1944	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1944	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1944	Beenak, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1944	Marysville (Post Office), AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1944	Mardan South, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1944	Croydon State School, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1944	Koo Wee Rup, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1944	Sassafras Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1944	French Island (Tankerton), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	49 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 872 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 1944-05-04: 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 25	667
25 to 50	51
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1