Weather Records on 23 August 2004

862 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2004. Highest significance: Dilley, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 2004

On 23 August 2004, 862 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 831 daily.
Dilley set a monthly record daily precipitation of 252.2 mm (9.9 in) on 23 August 2004.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

862 stations

862 station records on 23 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	252.2 mm (9.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Metairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sinop	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City Waste Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Otinapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecomates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Chiapilla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rayones	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

862 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 208, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 206.

Records on 23 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	208
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 831.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2004

Top 20 records on 23 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2004	Dilley, US	monthly rain	252.2 mm (9.9 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 years	76 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2004	Brownsville, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2004	Choteau, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Chuuk WSO AP, FM	all-time high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Chester, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Sun Rvr 4 S, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Orogrande, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	La Grange, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Beaconsfield 3N, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Natchez, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Metairie, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Pierce, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Clover Valley, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Condon, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Conrad, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Anchorage Merrill Fld, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Livingston, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2004	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	43 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

1802 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2004. 2004 had 862 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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Data for records on 2004-08-23: 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 20	607
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1