Weather Records on 8 August 2004

1,115 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 2004. Highest significance: Daytona Beach, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 2004

On 8 August 2004, 1,115 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
464 were record highs and 538 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,072 daily.
Daytona Beach set a daily record precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 8 August 2004.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,115 stations

1,115 station records on 8 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benavides #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kluhorskij Pereval	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atemajac de Brizuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carta Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Otinapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bakchar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,115 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 264, Lowest daily minimum 343, Heaviest daily rainfall 113.

Records on 8 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	264
Lowest daily minimum	343
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 43, daily 1,072.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 2004

Top 20 records on 8 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 2004	Daytona Beach, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde, GB	monthly rain	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Sewanee, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Columbia 8 N, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Highland Home, US	monthly low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Half Moon Bay, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Wetumpka, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Louisville 1 E, US	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Orogrande, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Monticello, US	monthly low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Anderson, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Rison, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Goldthwaite 1 WSW, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Robert Lee 4WSW, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Everett, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Philippi, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2004	Lake City 2 E, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	44 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

1793 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 1,115 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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Data for records on 2004-08-08: 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	760
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1