Weather Records on 4 July 2006

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 2006. Highest significance: Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl, AU.

Key Facts for 4 July 2006

On 4 July 2006, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
515 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 882 daily.
Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl set a daily record precipitation of 85.2 mm (3.4 in) on 4 July 2006.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

924 stations

924 station records on 4 July 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	251.2 mm (9.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Culburra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skogfoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dibrugarh/Mohanbar	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Caracol (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carbo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imuris (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Bay (the Coast Golf Clu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Serov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhuj-Rudramata	India	Record low minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Julia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ivdel	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 299, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 4 July 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	299
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 39, daily 882.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 2006

Top 20 records on 4 July 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 2006	Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 July 2006	McCook, US	monthly rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 July 2006	Benghazi Benina, LY	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Liberal, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Westcliffe, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Castle Rock, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Nakhon Phanom, TH	monthly rain	251.2 mm (9.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Sedalia 4 SSE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Beaumont Rsch Ctr, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Culburra Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Tbilisi, GE	monthly low max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Skogfoss, NO	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Dibrugarh/Mohanbar, IN	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Higgins, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Luling, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2006	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	32.1 C (89.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	122 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

1806 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2006. 2006 had 924 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 2006-07-04: 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	632
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2