Weather Records on 23 July 2004

1,148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 2004. Highest significance: Norwich, US.

Key Facts for 23 July 2004

On 23 July 2004, 1,148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
362 were record highs and 434 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,091 daily.
Norwich set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 23 July 2004.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,148 stations

1,148 station records on 23 July 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ejido Reata	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Juan de Los Planes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Potwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Konigshofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 10 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murrum Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gernrode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgaranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pea del Aguila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Teterboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melangata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion de la Norma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nouasseur	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gangca	China	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Tejocote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ures (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eext	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,148 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 268, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 166, Heaviest daily rainfall 352.

Records on 23 July 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	268
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	166
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 2004 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 43, daily 1,091.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

895 broken records

Margins by which the 895 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 2004

Top 20 records on 23 July 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 2004	Norwich, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 July 2004	Wallace, US	all-time rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2004	Ejido Reata, MX	monthly rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2004	Albuquerque Intl AP, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2004	San Juan de Los Planes, MX	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2004	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Boogardie, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Inman 5SW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Woodcliff Lake, US	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Putnam Lake, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Potwin, US	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Cue, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Waverly, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	99 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Bad Konigshofen, DE	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Hutchinson 10 SW, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Wondinong, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf), DE	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Murrum Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2004	Gernrode, DE	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	50 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

1794 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 1,148 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	846
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1