Weather Records on 4 August 1956

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1956. Highest significance: Pokegama Dam, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1956

On 4 August 1956, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 432 daily.
Pokegama Dam set a daily record precipitation of 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 4 August 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 4 August 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jambusar	India	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kharaghoda	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanand	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flambeau Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matar	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amod	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 4 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1956

Top 20 records on 4 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1956	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1956	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Kolhapur, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Jambusar, IN	daily rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Vagra, IN	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Shirol, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Belgaum, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Gokak, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Chikodi, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Kurundwad, IN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Islampur, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Kharaghoda, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Ridgetown, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Kaira, IN	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Hatfield, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1956	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	40 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1956. 1956 had 437 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1956-08-04: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	287
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1