Weather Records on 4 August 1993

1,046 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1993. Highest significance: Elida, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1993

On 4 August 1993, 1,046 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 484 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,011 daily.
Elida set a monthly record daily precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 4 August 1993.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,046 stations

1,046 station records on 4 August 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kolba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taiyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highwood 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuwait Internationa	Kuwait	Record high minimum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tjuhtet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alwen	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Pucuato	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,046 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 338, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 174.

Records on 4 August 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	338
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1993 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 1,011.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

738 broken records

Margins by which the 738 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1993

Top 20 records on 4 August 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1993	Elida, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	76 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1993	Hawarden Bridge, GB	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Fajardo, PR	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Kolba, RU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Port Townsend, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Minnie Creek, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Nagold, DE	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Summerville, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Taiyuan, CN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Castlewood, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Medicine Lodge, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Clark, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Tyndall, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Greenville, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Lake Cormorant, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Blaine, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Rock Rapids, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1993	Roseau, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	39 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1993. 1993 had 1,046 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1993-08-04: 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	684
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1