Weather Records on 1 August 2004

740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 2004. Highest significance: New Park, US.

Key Facts for 1 August 2004

On 1 August 2004, 740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 710 daily.
New Park set a daily record precipitation of 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 1 August 2004.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

740 stations

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

Weather records on 1 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorum Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxelosund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	270.5 mm (10.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cacapon St Pk #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bland	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth Harbor STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nenjiang	China	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Yai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopen	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco del Mezquital	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camacho	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulkava Kaipola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jalapa del Marques	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hakodate	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kinloss	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

740 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 1 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 22, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 2004

Top 20 records on 1 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 2004	New Park, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	York Haven, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Lake Mills, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Phuket, TH	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Ft Grant, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Martinez de la Torre (Dge), MX	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Rugby, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Storrs, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Hialeah, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Zhytomyr, UA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Leeds, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Celina, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Alton, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Gorum Fire Twr, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	San Ildelfonso Villa Alta, MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Oxelosund, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2004	Lebanon 2 W, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	39 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

1797 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2004. 2004 had 740 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 2004-08-01: 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	432
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	5