Weather Records on 7 September 2004

865 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 2004. Highest significance: Valdosta 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 7 September 2004

On 7 September 2004, 865 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
410 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 820 daily.
Valdosta 2 S set a daily record precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 7 September 2004.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

865 stations

865 station records on 7 September 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pickens	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jesup 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	252.2 mm (9.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nahunta 6NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cowangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parr	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thornton 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Usher Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Hill 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Irwinton 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juliette	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
U of Ga Plt Sci	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Swg Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

865 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 260.

Records on 7 September 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 2004 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 38, daily 820.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

630 broken records

Margins by which the 630 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 2004

Top 20 records on 7 September 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 2004	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2004	Folkston 3 SW, US	all-time rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2004	Bemidji, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2004	Hazlehurst, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2004	Pickens, US	all-time rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2004	Jesup 8 S, US	all-time rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2004	Red Springs 1 SE, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2004	Abbeville 4S, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2004	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2004	Cape St. Lucia, ZA	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2004	Americus, US	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2004	Covington, US	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2004	N Wilkesboro, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2004	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2004	Shelby 2 NW, US	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2004	Princeton, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2004	Brevard, US	all-time rain	252.2 mm (9.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2004	Camilla 3SE, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2004	Nahunta 6NE, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2004	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	55 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 865 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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Data for records on 2004-09-07: 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	535
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	10
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1