Weather Records on 10 August 2004

976 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 2004. Highest significance: Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU.

Key Facts for 10 August 2004

On 10 August 2004, 976 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
418 were record highs and 382 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 929 daily.
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates set a daily record precipitation of 34.4 mm (1.4 in) on 10 August 2004.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

976 stations

976 station records on 10 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lettele	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aalten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heino_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie South (Staples Suga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Faverges-de-la-Tour	France	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mauriceton (Jordan River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

976 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 10 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 42, daily 929.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

720 broken records

Margins by which the 720 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 2004

Top 20 records on 10 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 2004	Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2004	Ouse (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2004	Paisley, GB	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2004	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Belle Ile - le Talut, FR	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Detour Village, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Bagdad Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Bridgewater (Treatment Plant), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Lettele, NL	all-time rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Hillsborough, GB	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Leuchars, GB	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Playa Vicente, MX	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Aalten, NL	all-time rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Laurel, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Long Prairie, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2004	Roseau, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	51 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

1814 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2004. 2004 had 976 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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 2026-10-17 (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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	650
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1