Weather Records on 15 July 2004

714 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 2004. Highest significance: Butte 5SE, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 2004

On 15 July 2004, 714 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 683 daily.
Butte 5SE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 131.3 mm (5.2 in) on 15 July 2004.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

714 stations

714 station records on 15 July 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mozyr	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Shade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rancho Viejo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tihvin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berthold	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rayones	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

714 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 139.

Records on 15 July 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 2004 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 22, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 2004

Top 20 records on 15 July 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 2004	Butte 5SE, US	all-time rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2004	Alcove Dam, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2004	Petrified Forest Np, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Mozyr, BY	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Yajlju, RU	all-time high min	20.9 C (69.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Whitesville 1N, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Hamar-Daban, RU	all-time high max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Summer Shade, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Brunswick, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	113 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Kiev, UA	daily low max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Lawrence, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	142 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Auburn, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Scipio, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2004	Falun, SE	daily low min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	102 years	42 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 714 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 July 2004
Margin	Records
0 to 10	463
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3