Weather Records on 14 August 2004

1,936 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 2004. Highest significance: Springfield, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 2004

On 14 August 2004, 1,936 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 1,405 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 102 monthly and 1,832 daily.
Springfield set a monthly record daily precipitation of 172.7 mm (6.8 in) on 14 August 2004.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,936 stations

1,936 station records on 14 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rosiori de Vede	Romania	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osmjany	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Elena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huonville (Tutton Avenue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston Ag Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McClellanville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,936 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 604, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 801, Heaviest daily rainfall 190.

Records on 14 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	604
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	801
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 102, daily 1,832.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,429 broken records

Margins by which the 1,429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 208.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 2004

Top 20 records on 14 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 2004	Springfield, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2004	Millinocket, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Coyame (Cfe), MX	daily rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	208.1 mm (8.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Jonesboro, US	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Bridgewater (Treatment Plant), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Woodland, US	all-time rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Thomasville, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	P-Ranch South Place, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Sewanee, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Mariyna Gorka, BY	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Songkhla, TH	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Houston, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Rosiori de Vede, RO	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Canton 4N, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	111 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Hohenwald, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2004	Carthage, US	monthly low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 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 1,936 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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 50	1,425
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1