Weather Records on 10 January 2004

849 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 2004. Highest significance: Evora Station, AU.

Key Facts for 10 January 2004

On 10 January 2004, 849 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 816 daily.
Evora Station set a daily record precipitation of 106.0 mm (4.2 in) on 10 January 2004.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

849 stations

849 station records on 10 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yaquintela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bitam	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eltopia 8 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urepetiro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jasso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Actopan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo Xonocahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Etla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Batan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

849 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 266, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 10 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	266
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 10 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 26, daily 816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 2004

Top 20 records on 10 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 2004	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2004	Yichang, CN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Limassol, CY	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Enshi, CN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Cooperstown, US	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	monthly low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Hefei, CN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Elk Rvr, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Huoshan, CN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Franklinville, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Waverly, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Kimberley, ZA	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Hyannis, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Angelica, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Gloversville, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Belfast, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Franklinville, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2004	Santiago, MX	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	44 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

1799 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2004. 2004 had 849 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	647
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1