Weather Records on 31 March 2004

1,055 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2004. Highest significance: Santo Domingo, MX.

Key Facts for 31 March 2004

On 31 March 2004, 1,055 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
589 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 158 monthly and 896 daily.
Santo Domingo set a daily record low minimum temperature of 7.8 C (46.0 F) on 31 March 2004.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,055 stations

1,055 station records on 31 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agedabia	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caon del Diablo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Police Brk	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arvaiheer	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xicatlacotla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Owase	Japan	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,055 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 438, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 31 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	438
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 31 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 158, daily 896.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

784 broken records

Margins by which the 784 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 2004

Top 20 records on 31 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2004	Tokushima, JP	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Mito, JP	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Porthill, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Augusta, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Busby, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Chinook, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Holter Dam, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Red Lodge, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Gillette 3SE, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Moccasin Exp STN, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	San Fernando, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Roundup, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Buckhorn, US	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2004	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	45 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

1808 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2004. 2004 had 1,055 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 2004-03-31: 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 50	777
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1