Weather Records on 4 August 2000

840 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 2000. Highest significance: Flying Fish Point, AU.

Key Facts for 4 August 2000

On 4 August 2000, 840 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 795 daily.
Flying Fish Point set a daily record precipitation of 86.0 mm (3.4 in) on 4 August 2000.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

840 stations

840 station records on 4 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Town Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bechtelsville 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krangede_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eloy 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armadillo de Los Infante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rincon del Porvenir	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elezkaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suntar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laxbacken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plan de Ayala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolshaja Murta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

840 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 251, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 212.

Records on 4 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	251
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 37, daily 795.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 2000

Top 20 records on 4 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 2000	Flying Fish Point, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2000	Thurlga, AU	monthly rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2000	Ft Duchesne, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2000	Crested Butte, US	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	Berlin 5 S, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	Babinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda, MX	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	Town Bluff Dam, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	Brunswick, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	Uil, KZ	daily high min	27.6 C (81.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	Huetamo, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	Bechtelsville 1ENE, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	McCall, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	Milan, IT	daily low max	19.8 C (67.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2000	Duncan, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2000. 2000 had 840 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 2000-08-04: 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	568
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1