Weather Records on 1 January 2004

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 2004. Highest significance: Manton Dam, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 2004

On 1 January 2004, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 606 daily.
Manton Dam set a daily record precipitation of 133.0 mm (5.2 in) on 1 January 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 1 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manton Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Heppner	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers Pass 9 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Prairie Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Knoll W C	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Alto	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Punchbowl Crater 709	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drewsey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Craters of the Moon	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toketee Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grouse Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yakima AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Patna	India	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 1 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 1 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 28, daily 606.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 2004

Top 20 records on 1 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 2004	Manton Dam, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2004	Heppner, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	St. Brandon (St. Ra, MU	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Aneityum, VU	daily rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Island Park, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Kent, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Arco, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	McGill, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Garden Valley, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Hill City 1 W, US	daily snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Kimberley, ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Howe, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Island Park, US	all-time snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Eldorado Springs, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Livermore, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Weiser, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2004	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 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

1798 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2004. 2004 had 638 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	458
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1