Weather Records on 7 May 2004

1,397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 2004. Highest significance: Schmucke, DE.

Key Facts for 7 May 2004

On 7 May 2004, 1,397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
799 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,365 daily.
Schmucke set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 7 May 2004.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

1,397 stations

1,397 station records on 7 May 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Koln-Stammheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Schneifelforsthaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grebenhain-Herchenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Schotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Hersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Budingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotonosha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schmalkalden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ebeleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eschwege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kahl/Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Michelstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brotterode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wartenberg-Angersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geroda-Platz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lohr/Main-Steinbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fulda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rollbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calvert Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Servilleta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos Huaquilpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Anthonis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weilburg (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boxtel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ubachsberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Inselsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manderscheid-Sonnenhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Pujal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sibu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Rothenfelde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aalten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brilon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leinefelde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canelas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,397 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 450, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 349, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 457.

Records on 7 May 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	450
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	349
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	457
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 May 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 1,365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,189 broken records

Margins by which the 1,189 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 2004

Top 20 records on 7 May 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 2004	Schmucke, DE	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2004	Koln-Stammheim, DE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2004	Schneifelforsthaus, DE	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Grebenhain-Herchenhain, DE	monthly rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda, DE	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Schotten, DE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Bad Hersfeld, DE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Budingen, DE	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Zolotonosha, UA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Tann/Rhon, DE	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Trier-Petrisberg, DE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Ebeleben, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Eschwege, DE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Kahl/Main, DE	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Michelstadt, DE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Brotterode, DE	monthly rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2004	Wartenberg-Angersbach, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	35 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

1795 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 1,397 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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Data for records on 2004-05-07: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 10	1,044
10 to 20	104
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	5