Weather Records on 27 September 2004

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 2004. Highest significance: Valdosta 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 27 September 2004

On 27 September 2004, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 644 daily.
Valdosta 2 S set a daily record precipitation of 156.2 mm (6.1 in) on 27 September 2004.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 27 September 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Reserve Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zeja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Athens Ben Epps AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forsan	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tocatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chietla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tanquian de Escobedo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 27 September 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 27 September 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 2004

Top 20 records on 27 September 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 2004	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 September 2004	Reserve Rs, US	all-time rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 September 2004	Kyzyl-Ozek, RU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 September 2004	Jasper, US	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 September 2004	Mayo, US	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 September 2004	Folkston 3 SW, US	daily rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 September 2004	Lastovo, HR	monthly rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2004	Brevard, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2004	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2004	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2004	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2004	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2004	Friona, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2004	Kaycee, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2004	Cordele, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2004	Penwell, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2004	Minchumina, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2004	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2004	Palatka, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2004	Liberal, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	50 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

1799 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2004. 2004 had 665 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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Data for records on 2004-09-27: 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	456
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2