Weather Records on 4 August 1961

745 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1961. Highest significance: Trinidad, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1961

On 4 August 1961, 745 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
486 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 45 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 615 daily.
Trinidad set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 4 August 1961.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

745 stations

745 station records on 4 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	318.0 mm (12.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kadipur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harper	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Fs Fc 120	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

745 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 341, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 187.

Records on 4 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	341
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 45, monthly 85, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1961

Top 20 records on 4 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1961	Trinidad, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1961	Viljujsk, RU	daily rain	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Paliganj, IN	all-time rain	318.0 mm (12.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Pleasant Valley, US	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Hatton 9 SE, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Kadipur, IN	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Saint Maries, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Cottonwood, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Moscow U of I, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Harper, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Ukiah, US	all-time high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Fortine 1 N, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Vincent Fs Fc 120, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Richland, US	monthly high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Ukiah, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1961	Ephrata, US	monthly high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	37 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1961. 1961 had 745 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 1961-08-04: 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 10	532
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2