Weather Records on 4 August 1979

510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1979. Highest significance: New Ulm 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1979

On 4 August 1979, 510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 481 daily.
New Ulm 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 4 August 1979.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

510 stations

510 station records on 4 August 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vesta	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madereros	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Zelanija	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gari	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Catkal River	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jarcevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chaucingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kovda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edgartown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Togul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kosch-Agach	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

510 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 August 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1979

Top 20 records on 4 August 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1979	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1979	Mansfield, US	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Hissar, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Middleboro, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Kingston, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Los Reyes, MX	monthly rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Tyler, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Faribault, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Vesta, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Telluride 4WNW, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Hyannis, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Providence, US	all-time rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	134 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Brockton, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Hartford Brainard Fld, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Madereros, MX	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Ocotlan de Morelos, MX	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Mys Zelanija, RU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1979	Pembroke, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	36 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1979. 1979 had 510 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 1979-08-04: 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	342
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2