Weather Records on 14 March 2004

678 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 2004. Highest significance: Falfurrias, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 2004

On 14 March 2004, 678 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 664 daily.
Falfurrias set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.7 mm (4.2 in) on 14 March 2004.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

678 stations

678 station records on 14 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
General Bravo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nindigully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Katoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Melilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kettle Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyngor Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dimas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deelamon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goodar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haiwee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kahului AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

678 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 14 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 14 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 2004

Top 20 records on 14 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 2004	Falfurrias, US	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 March 2004	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2004	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2004	General Bravo (Dge), MX	monthly rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2004	Nindigully, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2004	Katoota, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2004	Melilla, ES	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2004	Hillview, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2004	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2004	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2004	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2004	Sandefjord, NO	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2004	Virginia City, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	111 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2004	Falcon Dam, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2004	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2004	Sabinal, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2004	Kimberley, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2004	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2004	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 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

1810 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2004. 2004 had 678 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	520
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1