Weather Records on 23 March 2004

1,516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 2004. Highest significance: Paia 406, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 2004

On 23 March 2004, 1,516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,030 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 91 monthly and 1,425 daily.
Paia 406 set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 23 March 2004.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,516 stations

1,516 station records on 23 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog - Main Creek (Yeranda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,516 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 651, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 379, Lowest daily minimum 209, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 23 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	651
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	379
Lowest daily minimum	209
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 23 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 91, daily 1,425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,172 broken records

Margins by which the 1,172 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 2004

Top 20 records on 23 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 2004	Paia 406, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2004	Hamakuapoko 485, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Hana AP 355, US	daily rain	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Waihee Vly 482, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Parker, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Oak City, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Kahului AP, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Rangely 1E, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Knin, HR	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Crescent Head, AU	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Chichester Dam, AU	daily rain	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Split Marjan, HR	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Dungog - Main Creek (Yeranda), AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Kimberley, ZA	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 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

1796 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 1,516 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

Download the Data

Data for records on 2004-03-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	1,169
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1