Weather Records on 4 July 2008

764 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 2008. Highest significance: Kodiak AP, US.

Key Facts for 4 July 2008

On 4 July 2008, 764 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 735 daily.
Kodiak AP set a daily record precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 4 July 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

764 stations

764 station records on 4 July 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abasolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luchow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calpulalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Agustin Metziquititlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Laja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greers Ferry Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Michoacana	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boizenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Gloria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Veenhuizen (D)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Red	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laryak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Exp. Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quickborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

764 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 208, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 4 July 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	208
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 2008 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 24, daily 735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 2008

Top 20 records on 4 July 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 2008	Kodiak AP, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 July 2008	Abasolo, MX	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Lead Hill, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Toluca (Obs), MX	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Bezenchuk, RU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Dos Patrias, MX	monthly low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Beverly Stp, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Griggsville, US	monthly low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Brownsville, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Loningen, DE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	El Obeid, SD	all-time rain	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	N Vernon 2 ESE, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Luchow, DE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Calpulalpan, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Greenfield, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	San Agustin Metziquititlan, MX	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Gluckstadt, DE	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2008	Jesus del Monte, MX	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	44 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2008. 2008 had 764 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 2008-07-04: 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	505
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1