Weather Records on 8 July 2004

1,096 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 2004. Highest significance: Mount Phillip, AU.

Key Facts for 8 July 2004

On 8 July 2004, 1,096 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 480 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Mount Phillip set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 8 July 2004.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,096 stations

1,096 station records on 8 July 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dzan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crane	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurich	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
X-Pichil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,096 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 315, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 324.

Records on 8 July 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	315
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 2004 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 50, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

827 broken records

Margins by which the 827 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 2004

Top 20 records on 8 July 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 2004	Mount Phillip, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2004	Oxford, GB	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2004	Gum Park, AU	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2004	I Dunno, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2004	Westonia, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Guipavas, FR	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Gaylord, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Eudamullah, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Bencubbin, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Elgin Water, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Baldwin, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Orogrande, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	New London, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Red Oak, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Seward AP, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Albion, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Oakdale, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Wubin, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2004	Aledo, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	47 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 1,096 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Data for records on 2004-07-08: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 July 2004
Margin	Records
0 to 10	735
10 to 20	74
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2