Weather Records on 4 August 1958

533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1958. Highest significance: Srinivaspur, IN.

Key Facts for 4 August 1958

On 4 August 1958, 533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 526 daily.
Srinivaspur set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 4 August 1958.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

533 stations

533 station records on 4 August 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Panipat	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ayikudi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sikraul	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khagaul	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

533 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 414.

Records on 4 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	414
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 526.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1958

Top 20 records on 4 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1958	Srinivaspur, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1958	Rayakottah, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Panipat, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Collegeville St John's, US	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Tarcoola, AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Ayikudi, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Bagepalli, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Sikraul, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Monsildale, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Kapalama 773, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Central Kin Kin, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Carmendale, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Krishnagiri, IN	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Arundel, AU	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1958	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	41 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1958. 1958 had 533 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 1958-08-04: 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	401
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1