Weather Records on 11 May 2004

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 2004. Highest significance: Valier, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 2004

On 11 May 2004, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
391 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 811 daily.
Valier set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 11 May 2004.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 11 May 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madura Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anyang	China	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Metairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Browns Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bredette	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iloilo	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kavsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deqen	China	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 11 May 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 11 May 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 811.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 2004

Top 20 records on 11 May 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 2004	Valier, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2004	Roseau, US	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2004	Bolsoy Santar, RU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2004	Valencia, ES	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2004	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Plentywood, US	monthly snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Madura Station, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Chester, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Valencia/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Kamiah, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Jinan, CN	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	St Bernard, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Superior, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Winning, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Keams Canyon, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Pierce, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2004	Rugby, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	100 years	45 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

1814 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2004. 2004 had 834 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 2004-05-11: 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 25	580
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1