Weather Records on 3 April 2004

840 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 2004. Highest significance: Augustine 2E, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 2004

On 3 April 2004, 840 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 770 daily.
Augustine 2E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 3 April 2004.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

840 stations

840 station records on 3 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Torreon Navajo Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lindrith 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lybrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ocate 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alcalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clines Corners 7SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Teloloapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coronado Nmem	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hords Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palos Altos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Olivo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Juanillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abiquiu Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armavir	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Svetlograd	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Divnoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ozona	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

840 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 3 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 3 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 65, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 2004

Top 20 records on 3 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 2004	Augustine 2E, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2004	Ft Lewis, US	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2004	Skagway, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2004	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2004	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2004	Jal, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2004	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2004	Organ Pipe Cactus Nm, US	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2004	Torreon Navajo Mission, US	all-time rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2004	Reykjavik, IS	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2004	Mancos 1SW, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2004	Johnson Rch, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2004	Lindrith 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2004	Eagle Nest, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2004	Lybrook, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2004	Dongfang, CN	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2004	Espanola, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2004	Ocate 2 NW, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2004	Albany, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2004	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	50 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

1815 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2004. 2004 had 840 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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Data for records on 2004-04-03: 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	698
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1