Weather Records on 11 August 2004

1,478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 2004. Highest significance: Beaver, US.

Key Facts for 11 August 2004

On 11 August 2004, 1,478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
497 were record highs and 806 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 97 monthly and 1,375 daily.
Beaver set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 11 August 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,478 stations

1,478 station records on 11 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Formerum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jurh	China	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oost Vlieland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Opelika	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth: Mountbatten	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,478 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 238, Lowest daily maximum 518, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 288, Heaviest daily rainfall 175.

Records on 11 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	238
Lowest daily maximum	518
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	288
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 97, daily 1,375.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,085 broken records

Margins by which the 1,085 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 2004

Top 20 records on 11 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 2004	Beaver, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2004	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	114 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2004	Americus, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2004	Formerum, NL	monthly rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Podor, SN	daily high min	30.2 C (86.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	145 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Grundy Ctr, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Geary, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Hayward Rs, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Jurh, CN	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Aledo, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Fosston 1 E, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Orogrande, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Oost Vlieland, NL	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Opelika, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Geneseo, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Northwood, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Winona, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2004	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	87 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

1793 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 1,478 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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Data for records on 2004-08-11: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	1,016
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2