Weather Records on 4 August 1978

1,051 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1978. Highest significance: Haskell, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1978

On 4 August 1978, 1,051 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 589 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,016 daily.
Haskell set an all-time record daily precipitation of 363.0 mm (14.3 in) on 4 August 1978.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,051 stations

1,051 station records on 4 August 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	363.0 mm (14.3 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	737.9 mm (29.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn	United States	Record daily precipitation	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Linhares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oje_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mathias	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tkvarcheli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helsingborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,051 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 262, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 327, Heaviest daily rainfall 291.

Records on 4 August 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	262
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	327
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1978 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 28, daily 1,016.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

822 broken records

Margins by which the 822 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 590.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1978

Top 20 records on 4 August 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1978	Haskell, US	all-time rain	363.0 mm (14.3 in)	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	48 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 August 1978	Albany, US	all-time rain	737.9 mm (29.1 in)	590.6 mm (23.3 in)	25 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1978	Munday, US	monthly rain	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1978	Stamford 1, US	all-time rain	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1978	Tartu, EE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Budapest, HU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Coloso, PR	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Coleman, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Antelope, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Itaete (Iguacu), BR	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Lawn, US	all-time rain	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Olney 5 NNW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Pennington Gap, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Linhares, BR	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Santa Cruz-Litoral, BR	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Juzhno-Sahalinsk, RU	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Oje_D, SE	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Eads, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	45 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1978. 1978 had 1,051 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 1978-08-04: 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 100	820
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1