Weather Records on 4 August 2006

1,131 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 2006. Highest significance: Newark Ag Farm, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 2006

On 4 August 2006, 1,131 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
676 were record highs and 229 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,063 daily.
Newark Ag Farm set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 30.6 C (87.1 F) on 4 August 2006.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,131 stations

1,131 station records on 4 August 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	72 of 100 (Major)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nieuw Buinen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tonisvorst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manderscheid-Sonnenhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hengelo (O)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rekken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Point Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klazienaveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Volkel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ganevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moose	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luxembourg Airport	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ramgundam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crane Nsa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cendradillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Lagunita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dusseldorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purisima de Bustos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Julich (Forsch.-Anlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eext	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,131 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 415, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 226.

Records on 4 August 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	415
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 2006 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 59, daily 1,063.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

742 broken records

Margins by which the 742 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 2006

Top 20 records on 4 August 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 2006	Newark Ag Farm, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	107 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2006	Irapuato, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2006	Nieuw Buinen, NL	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2006	Tonisvorst, DE	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Winterswijk, NL	monthly rain	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Manderscheid-Sonnenhof, DE	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Hengelo (O), NL	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Rekken, NL	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Rocky Point Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, DE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Lumberton, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Holland 1 E, US	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Klazienaveen, NL	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Volkel, NL	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Encarnacion, MX	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Prague 2W, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Ganevici, BY	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2006	Moose, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	46 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2006. 2006 had 1,131 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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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	654
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	2