Weather Records on 28 July 2004

1,345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 2004. Highest significance: Durham, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 2004

On 28 July 2004, 1,345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 788 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,273 daily.
Durham set an all-time record daily precipitation of 195.6 mm (7.7 in) on 28 July 2004.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,345 stations

1,345 station records on 28 July 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Aanekoski Keskusta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Vesanto Sonkari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Vierema Kaarakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Iisalmi Keskusta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hankasalmi Sakinmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fishs Eddy	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Varpaisjarvi Pitkalanmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hartola Ruskeala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palkane Padankoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hollola Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hirvensalmi Puukonsaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Siilinjarvi Kuopion Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maaninka Halola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sotkamo Vihtamojarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luhanka Kirkonkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joutsa Mieskonmaki Saynatniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joutsa Mieskonmaki Kala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Viitasaari Huopana	Finland	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ristijarvi Hiisijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tuulos Teuro	Finland	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Luhanka Tammijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jyvaskyla Muuratjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sotkamo Saviaho	Finland	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nurmes Mujejarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hameenlinna Lammi Pappila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hollola Toivola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juuka Niemela	Finland	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pyhajarvi Ol Lohvanpera	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bologoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,345 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 440, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 348, Heaviest daily rainfall 328.

Records on 28 July 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	440
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	348
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 2004 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 51, daily 1,273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,015 broken records

Margins by which the 1,015 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 2004

Top 20 records on 28 July 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 2004	Durham, US	all-time rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 July 2004	Aanekoski Keskusta, FI	all-time rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2004	Vesanto Sonkari, FI	all-time rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2004	Vierema Kaarakkala, FI	all-time rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2004	Iisalmi Keskusta, FI	all-time rain	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2004	Aanekoski Kalaniemi, FI	all-time rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2004	Colorado City, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	102 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2004	Hankasalmi Sakinmaki, FI	all-time rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2004	Aspermont, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2004	Antelope, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2004	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2004	Quinter, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	110 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2004	Tahoka, US	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2004	Howell Wwtp, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2004	Fishs Eddy, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2004	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2004	Beltsville, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2004	Dalecarlia Rsvr, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2004	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2004	Varpaisjarvi Pitkalanmaki, FI	all-time rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	53 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

1815 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2004. 2004 had 1,345 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 2004-07-28: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	844
10 to 20	85
20 to 30	50
30 to 40	20
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	3