Weather Records on 4 May 1957

433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1957. Highest significance: Yates Hydro Plt, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 1957

On 4 May 1957, 433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 412 daily.
Yates Hydro Plt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 196.1 mm (7.7 in) on 4 May 1957.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

433 stations

433 station records on 4 May 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Primrose Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

433 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 4 May 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 4 May 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1957

Top 20 records on 4 May 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1957	Yates Hydro Plt, US	monthly rain	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	3 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Columbus Dardc, US	all-time rain	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Auburn, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Wetumpka, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Ft Valley 2 E, US	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Uniontown, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Dadeville, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Macon, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Washington, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1957	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1957	Torrington Exp Farm, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1957	Butler, US	all-time rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1957	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1957. 1957 had 433 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

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	290
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1