Weather Records on 4 August 1992

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1992. Highest significance: Martenshoop (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 August 1992

On 4 August 1992, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 719 daily.
Martenshoop (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 4 August 1992.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 4 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Sa (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfern	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Itauninhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dzitas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nanuque-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verhoture	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ahome	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 258.

Records on 4 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

568 broken records

Margins by which the 568 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1992

Top 20 records on 4 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1992	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Malvern, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	102 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Uega, RU	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Alton 1 W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Whittier, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Billings, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Cushing, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Francisco Sa (Efbm), BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Aginskoe, RU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Mayfern, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Rumford 1 SSE, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Great Salt Plains Dam, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Howard, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Ft Pierce, US	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1992	Coldwater, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	43 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1992. 1992 had 754 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 1992-08-04: 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	529
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1