Weather Records on 4 July 1957

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1957. Highest significance: Bon Accord Dam, ZA.

Key Facts for 4 July 1957

On 4 July 1957, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 423 daily.
Bon Accord Dam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 4 July 1957.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

449 stations

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

Weather records on 4 July 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bonita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longlac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fokstua	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido Church Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido Church Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 122.

Records on 4 July 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1957 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 17, daily 423.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1957

Top 20 records on 4 July 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1957	Bon Accord Dam, ZA	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Bonita, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Attabari, IN	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	North Bay, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Franklin 2 NNE, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Longlac, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Uccle, BE	daily high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Wokha, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Gauhati Obsy, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Maastricht, NL	all-time high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Silchar, IN	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Sacaton, US	all-time high min	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Saint Johns, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Berne Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1957	Santa Fe, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	36 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

1806 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1957. 1957 had 449 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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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 10	317
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	6