Weather Records on 5 August 2004

848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 2004. Highest significance: Ewa Plantation 741, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 2004

On 5 August 2004, 848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
451 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 808 daily.
Ewa Plantation 741 set a daily record low maximum temperature of 25.6 C (78.1 F) on 5 August 2004.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

848 stations

848 station records on 5 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ilomantsi Naarva	Finland	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Simea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record low minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Owase	Japan	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

848 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 283, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 227.

Records on 5 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	283
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 35, daily 808.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

608 broken records

Margins by which the 608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 2004

Top 20 records on 5 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 2004	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2004	Ilomantsi Naarva, FI	all-time rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2004	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2004	Turgaj, KZ	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Kaneohe 838.1, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Rottweil, DE	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Simea, SE	all-time rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Mahaulepu 941.1, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Threave, GB	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Haswell, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Elida, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Brydeswood STN 985, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Makaweli 965, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Wahiawa 930, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	Ruxton Park, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2004	San Marcos, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	25 years	46 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 848 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

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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	573
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1