Weather Records on 7 April 2004

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 2004. Highest significance: Murchison Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 7 April 2004

On 7 April 2004, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 540 daily.
Murchison Downs set a daily record precipitation of 42.6 mm (1.7 in) on 7 April 2004.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 7 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Teague Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruth	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ikerasassuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Mesilla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koror	Palau	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Deer Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bogucany	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Tlapacoyan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Howe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Es Senia	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pitchfork Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thorndale	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yanchi	China	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Invercargill Airpor	New Zealand	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 7 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 7 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 2004

Top 20 records on 7 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 2004	Murchison Downs, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2004	Teague Rch, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Seward AP, US	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Panhandle, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Baudette, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Miami, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Dumas, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Paroo, AU	monthly rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Berrigan Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Ruth, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Anahuac, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Waurika, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Nenana Muni AP, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2004	Ikerasassuaq, GL	daily high max	8.8 C (47.8 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 2004	La Mesilla, MX	all-time high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 2004	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1800 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2004. 2004 had 554 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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).