Weather Records on 27 July 2004

1,552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 2004. Highest significance: Ocala, US.

Key Facts for 27 July 2004

On 27 July 2004, 1,552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 966 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,496 daily.
Ocala set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 27 July 2004.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,552 stations

1,552 station records on 27 July 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ysleta	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roi Et	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jarhois	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vantaa Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muhos Kk Laitasaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corfu	Greece	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rovaniemi Juotasniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Mina 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrnava Temmes	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vihti Maasoja	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Siikajoki Revonlahti	Finland	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rovaniemi Pirttikoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,552 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 558, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 408, Heaviest daily rainfall 391.

Records on 27 July 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	558
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	408
Heaviest daily rainfall	391
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 2004 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 53, daily 1,496.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,197 broken records

Margins by which the 1,197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 2004

Top 20 records on 27 July 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 2004	Ocala, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 July 2004	Newark, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 July 2004	Ysleta, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 July 2004	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 July 2004	Auburn, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 July 2004	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Colorado City, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Batavia, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	117 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Roi Et, TH	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Hohenwald, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Kihnu, EE	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Ripley, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Jarhois, SE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Salem, US	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Dover 1 W, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Vantaa Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoa, FI	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2004	Muhos Kk Laitasaari, FI	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	17 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

1805 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2004. 2004 had 1,552 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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Data for records on 2004-07-27: 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	1,146
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1