Weather Records on 4 August 1948

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1948. Highest significance: Kamloops, CA.

Key Facts for 4 August 1948

On 4 August 1948, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 550 daily.
Kamloops set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 4 August 1948.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 4 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barachatti	India	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Healthy Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 218, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	218
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 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 August 1948

Top 20 records on 4 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1948	Kamloops, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Moores Hill, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Kayatnur, IN	all-time rain	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Salisbury, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Walhalla, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Jahanabad, IN	daily rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	New Canton, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Ettumanur, IN	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Republic, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Murrays Lagoon (Bayside), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Athens, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Adoni, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Dindigul, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Melrose, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Barachatti, IN	daily rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Arwal, IN	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1948	Tropic, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	39 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1948. 1948 had 558 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 1948-08-04: 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 25	406
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1