Weather Records on 4 August 2024

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 2024. Highest significance: Gavar, AM.

Key Facts for 4 August 2024

On 4 August 2024, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
636 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 760 daily.
Gavar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 4 August 2024.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 4 August 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	269.7 mm (10.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Masrik	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Bay Area WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hickerson Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keshan	China	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haggarda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 419, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 140.

Records on 4 August 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	419
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 2024 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 36, daily 760.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 2024

Top 20 records on 4 August 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 2024	Gavar, AM	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2024	Myakka Rvr Sp, US	monthly rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	74 years	76 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2024	Ft Green 12 WSW, US	all-time rain	269.7 mm (10.6 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2024	Masrik, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2024	Zyrjanka, RU	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2024	Bradenton 5 ESE, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2024	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	107 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2024	Venice, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2024	Satna, IN	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2024	Tampa Intl AP, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2024	Aby, SE	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2024	Dry Tortugas, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2024	Threave, GB	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2024	Newcastle, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2024	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2024	Lovell, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2024	Salmon AP, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2024	Newberry, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2024	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2024	Duchesne, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 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

1815 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2024. 2024 had 809 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 2024-08-04: 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	564
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4