Weather Records on 4 August 1977

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1977. Highest significance: Woodbury, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1977

On 4 August 1977, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 577 daily.
Woodbury set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 4 August 1977.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 4 August 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Serov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kolsva	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Herkimer	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stjarnsund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gotnja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cernigov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 202.

Records on 4 August 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1977 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1977

Top 20 records on 4 August 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1977	Woodbury, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1977	Enterprise, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Hebron, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Wallace 2W, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Serov, RU	all-time rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Bryant, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Hanover 4 S, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Bruning, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Kolsva, SE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Chapman, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Haddam, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Elephant Butte Dam, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Wales, US	all-time high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Konotop, UA	monthly rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Herkimer, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Summit, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1977	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	14 years	38 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1977. 1977 had 599 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 1977-08-04: 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	433
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1