Weather Records on 31 August 2004

963 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2004. Highest significance: Branxholme (Bassett), AU.

Key Facts for 31 August 2004

On 31 August 2004, 963 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 937 daily.
Branxholme (Bassett) set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 31 August 2004.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

963 stations

963 station records on 31 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vileyka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Teocuitatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Hill 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Graterford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendale 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atnsjoen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ginninderra Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton the Anchorage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Maltee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Suhokumsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ainslie Tyson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnemahoning	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoglekardalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Rouchel School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton (Uba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flotningen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ramsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claiborne L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

963 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 455.

Records on 31 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	455
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 937.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

766 broken records

Margins by which the 766 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2004

Top 20 records on 31 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2004	Branxholme (Bassett), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	115 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2004	Hopewell, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2004	Addison, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Penshurst (the Gums), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Vileyka, BY	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Teocuitatlan, MX	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Rock Hill 3 SW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Iturbide, MX	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Cadiz, US	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Elizabethtown, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Graterford 1 E, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Ceduna (Goode), AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Drik Drik, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Madalya, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Tyrendarra (Ellangowan), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Rosendale 2 E, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Gilman, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2004	Atnsjoen, NO	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 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

1796 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 963 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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Data for records on 2004-08-31: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	722
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1