Weather Records on 4 August 1944

662 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1944. Highest significance: St Joseph, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1944

On 4 August 1944, 662 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
391 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 626 daily.
St Joseph set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 4 August 1944.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

662 stations

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

Weather records on 4 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nabinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Unchhera	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dehri	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

662 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 256, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 196.

Records on 4 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	256
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 30, daily 626.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1944

Top 20 records on 4 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1944	St Joseph, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Serampore, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Nabinagar, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Grantsburg, US	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Centerville, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Mahabalipuram Obsy, IN	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Gopalganj Sr, IN	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Algona, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Sanborn, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Bargarh, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Spring Hill, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Sibley, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Iroquois Falls, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Unchhera, IN	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1944	Quipolly Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	37 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

1815 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1944. 1944 had 662 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

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Data for records on 1944-08-04: 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	433
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1