Weather Records on 15 April 2004

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 2004. Highest significance: Budennovsk, RU.

Key Facts for 15 April 2004

On 15 April 2004, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 299 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 719 daily.
Budennovsk set a daily record precipitation of 33.9 mm (1.3 in) on 15 April 2004.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

761 stations

761 station records on 15 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Budennovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manuka 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juanillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tengchong	China	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Topo Chico	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mengzi	China	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
C.I.A.P.Y.	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sotuta (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Point Hicks (Lighthouse)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Celestun (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Mo	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Ag Research STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Research Centre (Evans S	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 2004

Top 20 records on 15 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 2004	Budennovsk, RU	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2004	Torrevieja, ES	monthly rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	117 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Kimberley, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Kunming, CN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Elizabeth City, US	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Murcia/San Javier, ES	monthly rain	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Condon, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Mineral-Nye-Vody, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	East London, ZA	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	monthly rain	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Wewahitchka, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Condon, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Philippi, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Lakes Entrance, AU	monthly high min	23.5 C (74.3 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Anadyr, RU	daily high min	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2004	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	40 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

1801 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2004. 2004 had 761 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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 20	591
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1