Weather Records on 4 August 1968

280 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1968. Highest significance: Den Helder-1, NL.

Key Facts for 4 August 1968

On 4 August 1968, 280 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 270 daily.
Den Helder-1 set a daily record precipitation of 67.7 mm (2.7 in) on 4 August 1968.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

280 stations

280 station records on 4 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berasia	India	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lucerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chaurai	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	180.2 mm (7.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iklera(Aklera)	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gola	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nohar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

280 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 148.

Records on 4 August 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1968

Top 20 records on 4 August 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1968	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1968	Quincy, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1968	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Jagnathpur, IN	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Berasia, IN	daily rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Lucerne, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Chaurai, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Culbertson, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Wauneta, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Edina, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Sprague, CA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Miami, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Deddington (Marathon), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Kolaghat, IN	daily rain	180.2 mm (7.1 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Zacapu (Smn), MX	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Mormon Flat, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Wray, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Kirksville, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1968	Valdez WSO, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	26 years	38 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1968. 1968 had 280 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 20	190
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1