Weather Records on 12 January 2004

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 2004. Highest significance: Tezpur, IN.

Key Facts for 12 January 2004

On 12 January 2004, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 637 daily.
Tezpur set a daily record precipitation of 101.3 mm (4.0 in) on 12 January 2004.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 12 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kindon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amberg-Unterammersricht	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lorch/Rhein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Schinnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stein (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whittaker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Limoges - Bellegarde	France	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bygana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schaesberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carta Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenreagh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weilburg (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cahuacan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moothandella Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Javier	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto San Carlos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jochmus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Braganca	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Cointrin	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huautla de Jimenez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greene	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maryvale Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maravale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 12 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 12 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 2004

Top 20 records on 12 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 2004	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2004	Kimberley, ZA	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2004	Kindon, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Amberg-Unterammersricht, DE	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Lorch/Rhein, DE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Schinnen, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Stein (L), NL	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Belmont, AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Valkenburg (L), NL	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Whittaker, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Hua Hin, TH	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Limoges - Bellegarde, FR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Oberviechtach, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Wooli Beach, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Caduao, MX	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Bygana Station, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Goomeri Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Schaesberg, NL	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2004	Carta Valley, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	43 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

1794 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 651 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 25	485
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1