Weather Records on 4 April 2004

782 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 2004. Highest significance: El Cuchillo, MX.

Key Facts for 4 April 2004

On 4 April 2004, 782 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 715 daily.
El Cuchillo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 4 April 2004.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

782 stations

782 station records on 4 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Cuchillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Shilka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emiliano Zapata (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uakit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
General Bravo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clines Corners 7SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ramon 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woonona (Popes Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilcuautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Las Enramadas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gomez Farias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Foxground Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

782 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 4 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 4 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 67, daily 715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

649 broken records

Margins by which the 649 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 351.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 2004

Top 20 records on 4 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 2004	El Cuchillo, MX	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2004	Shilka, RU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2004	Port Sudan, SD	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2004	Ft Davis, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2004	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2004	Carlsbad Caverns, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	Melrose, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	Socorro, US	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	Tatum, US	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	Paras, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	Emiliano Zapata (Cfe), MX	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	Dilia, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	Dilia, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	Ft Sumner, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	Carlsbad, US	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	Uakit, RU	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	Palmer Job Corps, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	General Bravo (Dge), MX	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2004	Clines Corners 7SE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	49 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

1794 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 782 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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	639
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1