Weather Records on 4 August 2023

1,150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 2023. Highest significance: Driggs, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 2023

On 4 August 2023, 1,150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
535 were record highs and 344 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,106 daily.
Driggs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 4 August 2023.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,150 stations

1,150 station records on 4 August 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Sikeston Pwr STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hailun	China	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Utsjoki Nuorgam	Finland	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Togwotee Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Warm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cutler Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madoi	China	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hailuoto Ojakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snake River Station	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alejskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,150 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 305, Highest daily minimum 317, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 271.

Records on 4 August 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	305
Highest daily minimum	317
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 2023 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 35, daily 1,106.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

900 broken records

Margins by which the 900 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 2023

Top 20 records on 4 August 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 2023	Driggs, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2023	Sikeston Pwr STN, US	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2023	Center 4SE, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2023	Hailun, CN	all-time rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2023	Dresden, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2023	Trenton, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2023	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2023	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2023	Graz, AT	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	116 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2023	Utsjoki Nuorgam, FI	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2023	Milan Exp STN, US	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2023	Aneityum, VU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2023	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2023	Togwotee Pass, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2023	Knin, HR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2023	Purdum, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2023	Kirksville Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2023	Oneonta, US	monthly rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2023	Ennis, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2023	Lexington, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	50 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2023. 2023 had 1,150 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 2023-08-04: 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 10	809
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1