Weather Records on 4 August 1976

801 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1976. Highest significance: Fort Macleod, CA.

Key Facts for 4 August 1976

On 4 August 1976, 801 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 564 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 777 daily.
Fort Macleod set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 4 August 1976.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

801 stations

801 station records on 4 August 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vologda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nercinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tungokocen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dono	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinopolis Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Srednij Kalar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amazar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

801 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 217, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 347, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 4 August 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	217
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	347
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 777.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

599 broken records

Margins by which the 599 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1976

Top 20 records on 4 August 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1976	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Vologda, RU	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Saluda, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Nercinsk, RU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Lethbridge Cda, CA	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	35.2 C (95.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Conway, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Cardston, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Hobson, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Camden 3 W, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Tungokocen, RU	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Mogoca, RU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Dono, RU	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Conrad, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1976	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	40 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1976. 1976 had 801 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 1976-08-04: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 August 1976
Margin	Records
0 to 10	565
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1