Weather Records on 4 May 2026

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 2026. Highest significance: Three Hummock Island, AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 2026

On 4 May 2026, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 541 daily.
Three Hummock Island set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 4 May 2026.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 4 May 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Three Hummock Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lochem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Edi Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Muddy Water)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herwen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alectown (Vanvilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Corowood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blowering Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley Park (the Pastures)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dederang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tawonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nijmegen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba (Landsdowne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aalten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port San Juan	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belfrayden (North Mayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 May 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 May 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 2026

Top 20 records on 4 May 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 2026	Three Hummock Island, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2026	Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	137 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2026	Bad Lippspringe, DE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	137 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Tootool (Bryntirion), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Lochem, NL	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	136 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Edi Upper, AU	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Montpellier-Aeroport, FR	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	137 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Anvil Rch, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Solomons, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Cascade Locks, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Forbes (Muddy Water), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Herwen, NL	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Hamersveld, NL	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Elma, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026	Alectown (Vanvilla), AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	42 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

1795 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2026. 2026 had 554 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 2026-05-04: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	428
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1