Weather Records on 4 August 1990

1,013 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1990. Highest significance: Lusk 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1990

On 4 August 1990, 1,013 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
579 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 924 daily.
Lusk 2 SW set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 4 August 1990.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,013 stations

1,013 station records on 4 August 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalac	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watsons Creek (Fairlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woolomin (Culwulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barnaul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pugacev	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon Spring NWS	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan (Ravencroft)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle (Benoni)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bendalong Stp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.6 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrabee (Murrumbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mengzi	China	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bodajbo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loomberah (Pendene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gutersloh	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hameln	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Batopilas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Lazy H Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woolbrook (Back Creek Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,013 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 364, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 215, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 330.

Records on 4 August 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	364
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	215
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1990 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 69, daily 924.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

861 broken records

Margins by which the 861 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1990

Top 20 records on 4 August 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1990	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1990	Rainbow, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1990	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Lenorah, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Weabonga (Monomeeth), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Tahoka, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Dungowan Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Kalac, RU	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Den Helder-1, NL	all-time high max	33.8 C (92.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Clinton, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Bedford, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Watsons Creek (Fairlands), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Woolomin (Culwulla), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Woolbrook (Danglemah Road), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Weabonga (Stoneleigh), AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Abbeville, FR	all-time high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Oxford, GB	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	169 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1990	De Bilt, NL	monthly high max	35.3 C (95.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1990. 1990 had 1,013 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 1990-08-04: 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 10	740
10 to 20	59
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	23
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1