Weather Records on 12 September 2004

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 2004. Highest significance: Port Sudan, SD.

Key Facts for 12 September 2004

On 12 September 2004, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 637 daily.
Port Sudan set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 12 September 2004.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 12 September 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raahe Pattijoki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wushaoling	China	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rancho Viejo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovskij Zav	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincang	China	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Codorniz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tulelake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smith 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acuitzio del Canje	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Linjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Tomates	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
John Day	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chewelah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilvo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 12 September 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 2004

Top 20 records on 12 September 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 2004	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Marysville, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Buzau, RO	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	22.7 C (72.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Orleans, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Dixie, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Carson City, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Yerington, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Makaweli 965, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Ely AP, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Raahe Pattijoki, FI	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Riggins, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Eagle, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Spearfish, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Northam, AU	daily low min	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Burney, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2004	Wushaoling, CN	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	37 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 653 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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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	454
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1