Weather Records on 6 July 2004

903 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 2004. Highest significance: Alva 1W, US.

Key Facts for 6 July 2004

On 6 July 2004, 903 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 434 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 864 daily.
Alva 1W set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 6 July 2004.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

903 stations

903 station records on 6 July 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Naimakka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Erikstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Conde	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Andover	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logrono-Agoncillo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heltermaa	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muhos Kk Laitasaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waucoma 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mjolkbacken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dividalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Famvatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sorsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Apazulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asientos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

903 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 292, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 205.

Records on 6 July 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	292
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 864.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 2004

Top 20 records on 6 July 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 2004	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2004	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Naimakka, SE	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Erikstad, SE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Postville, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Conde, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Wonthaggi, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Andover, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Zaragoza Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Greenville, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Sisseton, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Logrono-Agoncillo, ES	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Oksningoy, NO	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Ipswich, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Belle Ile - le Talut, FR	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Primghar, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2004	Heltermaa, EE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	46 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 903 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

Download the Data

Data for records on 2004-07-06: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	593
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1