Weather Records on 4 January 2004

1,611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 2004. Highest significance: Vevay, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 2004

On 4 January 2004, 1,611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,022 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 112 monthly and 1,498 daily.
Vevay set a daily record precipitation of 73.4 mm (2.9 in) on 4 January 2004.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,611 stations

1,611 station records on 4 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Athens Ou	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mauna Loa 511	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,611 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 523, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 499, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 126, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 4 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	523
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	499
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	126
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 4 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 112, daily 1,498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,178 broken records

Margins by which the 1,178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 2004

Top 20 records on 4 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 2004	Vevay, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2004	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2004	Zanesville Muni AP, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2004	Orleans 2 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	York, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Grass Range, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Ford City 4 S Dam, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Alicia 2 NNE, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Cawker City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Indianapolis, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Farmerville, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Marysvale, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2004	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	104 years	46 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 1,611 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 50	1,117
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3