Weather Records on 9 August 2004

941 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 2004. Highest significance: Faskally, GB.

Key Facts for 9 August 2004

On 9 August 2004, 941 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
505 were record highs and 304 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 878 daily.
Faskally set an all-time record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 9 August 2004.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

941 stations

941 station records on 9 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Faskally	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nottingham: Watnall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth Bridge	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warsop	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miltonvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carnwath	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rotterdam	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ardtalnaig	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilze-Rijen	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Terrington St Clement	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schiphol	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wye	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Otinapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grizedale	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

941 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 287, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 9 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	287
Lowest daily minimum	181
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 39, daily 878.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 2004

Top 20 records on 9 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 2004	Faskally, GB	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2004	Dzaore, RU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Buxton, GB	daily rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	West Souburg, NL	all-time high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Morpeth: Cockle Park, GB	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	De Bilt, NL	all-time high min	20.8 C (69.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Bowhill, GB	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Nottingham: Watnall, GB	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Leuchars, GB	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Bradford, GB	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Colorado City, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Sewanee, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Lille-Lesquin, FR	all-time high min	22.4 C (72.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Tangancicuaro, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Blyth Bridge, GB	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Kielder Castle, GB	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Osijek, HR	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Warsop, GB	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Keele, GB	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2004	Marathon, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	45 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

1798 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2004. 2004 had 941 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

Download the Data

Data for records on 2004-08-09: 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 2026-10-17 (17 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 August 2004
Margin	Records
0 to 10	609
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4