Weather Records on 9 July 2004

824 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 2004. Highest significance: Vanersborg, SE.

Key Facts for 9 July 2004

On 9 July 2004, 824 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 320 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 782 daily.
Vanersborg set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 9 July 2004.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

824 stations

824 station records on 9 July 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Berg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Skillingaryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Soraby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Habo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Traneberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forserum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hogemalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Animskog	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheb	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Savsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karamay	China	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gendalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sanne	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Backefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bolmen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rorvik_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Erikstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lessebo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krokshult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Javier	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Tinaja	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Larvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abild	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vallee de Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dzan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rorsbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

824 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 9 July 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 2004 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 25, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 2004

Top 20 records on 9 July 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 2004	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2004	Berg, SE	all-time rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2004	Skillingaryd, SE	all-time rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2004	Soraby, SE	all-time rain	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2004	Boras, SE	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	119 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Habo, SE	all-time rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Sandbackshult, SE	all-time rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Heden, SE	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Flahult, SE	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Traneberg, SE	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Forserum, SE	all-time rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Hogemalen, SE	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Animskog, SE	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Cheb, CZ	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Savsjo, SE	all-time rain	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Choteau, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Uddevalla, SE	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2004	Middleburg, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	95 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

1793 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 824 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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Data for records on 2004-07-09: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 July 2004
Margin	Records
0 to 10	517
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3