Weather Records on 4 August 2011

1,536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 2011. Highest significance: Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR.

Key Facts for 4 August 2011

On 4 August 2011, 1,536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,199 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 66 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 1,375 daily.
Sabana Grande 2 ENE set a daily record precipitation of 106.4 mm (4.2 in) on 4 August 2011.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,536 stations

1,536 station records on 4 August 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Seinajoki Pelmaa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rostoshi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	143.7 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maricao 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mustasaari Riimala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Second Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dulan	China	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ekezhe	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,536 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 617, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 582, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 4 August 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	617
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	582
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 2011 by timescale: all-time 66, monthly 95, daily 1,375.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,041 broken records

Margins by which the 1,041 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 2011

Top 20 records on 4 August 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 2011	Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	101 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2011	Hope 3 NE, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2011	Haleyville, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Seinajoki Pelmaa, FI	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Paris, US	all-time high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	151 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Rio Blanco Lower, PR	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Meade, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Charleston, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Atoka, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Rostoshi, RU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Seminole, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Tuskahoma, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Wanyuan, CN	daily rain	143.7 mm (5.7 in)	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Maricao 2 SSW, PR	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Camden 1, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2011	Mustasaari Riimala, FI	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	47 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2011. 2011 had 1,536 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 2011-08-04: 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	1,015
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3