Weather Records on 4 July 1971

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1971. Highest significance: De Jong Ranch, Howic, ZA.

Key Facts for 4 July 1971

On 4 July 1971, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 367 daily.
De Jong Ranch, Howic set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 4 July 1971.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 4 July 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Jong Ranch, Howic	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shu'j	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lozova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windy Hill No.2	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olenek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cafelandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Harmony, Rich	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indiana (Cima)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gleniffer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 July 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 July 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1971

Top 20 records on 4 July 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1971	De Jong Ranch, Howic, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Experiment Station, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Shu'j, RU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Natal Est, Mount Edg, ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Harlan, US	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Lozova, UA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Pelican Rapids, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Clifton, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Abilene, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Baldonnel, CA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Puerto Vallarta, MX	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Olenek, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1971	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 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

1806 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1971. 1971 had 385 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 50	296
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1