Weather Records on 2 July 2004

639 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 2004. Highest significance: Stratton, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 2004

On 2 July 2004, 639 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 604 daily.
Stratton set a daily record precipitation of 105.9 mm (4.2 in) on 2 July 2004.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

639 stations

639 station records on 2 July 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Veendam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spiro	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nijkerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harderwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Ardal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Donald	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laaghalen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spakenburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuquio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Giethoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dedemsvaart	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marknesse_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Cua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Council Grove Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hellendoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wainwright AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Contla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loenen Aan de Vecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hulshorst	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

639 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 230.

Records on 2 July 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 2004 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 2004

Top 20 records on 2 July 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 2004	Stratton, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 July 2004	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	136 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2004	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2004	Akhty, RU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Culbertson, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Trenton Dam 1N, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Pakri, EE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Glad Valley 2 W, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Playa Vicente, MX	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Veendam, NL	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Beloit, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Rexford, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	all-time rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Spiro, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Nijkerk, NL	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Oberlin, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2004	Palenque (Dge), MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	44 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

1793 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 639 records.

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

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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Data for records on 2004-07-02: 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 20	430
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1