Weather Records on 12 July 2004

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 2004. Highest significance: Vytegra, RU.

Key Facts for 12 July 2004

On 12 July 2004, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 773 daily.
Vytegra set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 12 July 2004.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 12 July 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Estrella	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Punkaharju Laukansaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
NE Phila AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keminmaa Liedakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dividalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Grove NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez del Teul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuhmo Keskusta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tynda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suomussalmi Piispajarvi Selkos	Finland	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dzan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vostochnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strausstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 261.

Records on 12 July 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 2004 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 773.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 2004

Top 20 records on 12 July 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 2004	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2004	Wilmington Porter Rsch, US	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2004	Conshohocken, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Dover, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Joseph, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Landisville 2 NW, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Marcus Hook, US	daily rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	La Estrella, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	New London, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Tionesta 2 SE Lake, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Punkaharju Laukansaari, FI	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Sombrerete (Dge), MX	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	NE Phila AP, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Newark Ag Farm, US	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Palatka, US	monthly low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2004	Downing, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	82 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

1796 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 799 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

Download the Data

Data for records on 2004-07-12: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	532
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4