Weather Records on 15 August 2004

1,424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 2004. Highest significance: Oostvoorne, NL.

Key Facts for 15 August 2004

On 15 August 2004, 1,424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 918 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,356 daily.
Oostvoorne set a daily record precipitation of 54.3 mm (2.1 in) on 15 August 2004.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,424 stations

1,424 station records on 15 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bogalusa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ballots	France	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 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)
Leiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Picayune	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spakenburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westkapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delft	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boskoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,424 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 322, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 596, Heaviest daily rainfall 226.

Records on 15 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	322
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	596
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 60, daily 1,356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,056 broken records

Margins by which the 1,056 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 2004

Top 20 records on 15 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 2004	Oostvoorne, NL	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2004	Kerkwerve, NL	all-time rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2004	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2004	Ouddorp, NL	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Caen-Carpiquet, FR	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Tot-Ma, RU	monthly rain	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Dirksland, NL	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Yakutat AP, US	all-time high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Bogalusa, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Alexandria, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Petrified Forest Np, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Goedereede, NL	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Conway, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Ballots, FR	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Leesville, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2004	Dutch Harbor, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	72 years	48 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 1,424 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	978
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	4