Weather Records on 31 January 2004

1,392 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2004. Highest significance: West Terschelling, NL.

Key Facts for 31 January 2004

On 31 January 2004, 1,392 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 475 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 1,309 daily.
West Terschelling set a daily record precipitation of 26.3 mm (1.0 in) on 31 January 2004.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,392 stations

1,392 station records on 31 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eelde-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Petten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Paulowna	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breien	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vihti Suontaka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Papenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vihti Hiiskula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nurmijarvi Rajamaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sappemeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vihti Siippoo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schagen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hanko Tvarminne	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamina Onkamaa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harderwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Obdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Raystown Lake 2	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Makkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beverwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvaardersdiep	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarvasjoki Liedonpera	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winschoten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Overveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk_Aan_Zee_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogwoud	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuinre	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abild	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Assen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frederiksoord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gieterveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oldebroek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,392 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 258, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 217, Heaviest daily rainfall 640, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 31 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	258
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	217
Heaviest daily rainfall	640
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 31 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 70, daily 1,309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,176 broken records

Margins by which the 1,176 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2004

Top 20 records on 31 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2004	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	109 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2004	Bergen (Nh), NL	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2004	Eelde-1, NL	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2004	Petten, NL	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Schellingwoude, NL	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Anna Paulowna, NL	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Presa Colorines (Cfe), MX	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Breien, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Vihti Suontaka, FI	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Papenburg, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Crosby, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Vihti Hiiskula, FI	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Nurmijarvi Rajamaki, FI	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Sappemeer, NL	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Vihti Siippoo, FI	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2004	Emmeloord, NL	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	52 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

1800 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2004. 2004 had 1,392 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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	1,117
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1