Weather Records on 24 September 2004

600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 2004. Highest significance: Kuusiku, EE.

Key Facts for 24 September 2004

On 24 September 2004, 600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 586 daily.
Kuusiku set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 24 September 2004.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

600 stations

600 station records on 24 September 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melitopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keuruu Pihlajavesi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arch	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pindawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eradu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virrat Jaahdyspohja	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mexticacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alvsbyn_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ocna Sugatag	Romania	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leba	Poland	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yongarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zapopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dzan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Villa Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Cua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

600 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 September 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 2004

Top 20 records on 24 September 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 2004	Kuusiku, EE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2004	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	107 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2004	Manarra, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Yarragadee, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Snyder, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Sandsprings, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Melitopol, UA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Perangery, AU	monthly rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Keuruu Pihlajavesi, FI	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Chapala, MX	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Arch, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Pindawa, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Eradu, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Virrat Jaahdyspohja, FI	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	South Holmwood, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Yandanooka, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Whitefish Pt, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Aunet, NO	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2004	Eastport, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 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

1803 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2004. 2004 had 600 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	377
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2