Weather Records on 5 September 2004

1,135 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 2004. Highest significance: Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 2004

On 5 September 2004, 1,135 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
469 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,083 daily.
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 5 September 2004.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,135 stations

1,135 station records on 5 September 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Los Mochis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bijie	China	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina Sur	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen_Slettjord	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Borja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuevo Rosarito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,135 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 269, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 329, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 September 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	269
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	329
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 1,083.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

888 broken records

Margins by which the 888 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 2004

Top 20 records on 5 September 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 2004	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2004	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2004	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2004	Daytona Beach Intl AP, US	monthly rain	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2004	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2004	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Philip AP, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Vero Beach 4SE, US	monthly rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Los Mochis, MX	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Presa Alvaro Obregon, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Gull Lake Dam, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Walker, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing AP, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Wauchula, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Torrington Exp Farm, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Pelican Rapids, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2004	Eagle Butte, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	9 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

1802 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2004. 2004 had 1,135 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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 20	828
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4