Weather Records on 29 September 2004

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 2004. Highest significance: Newark Ag Farm, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 2004

On 29 September 2004, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 692 daily.
Newark Ag Farm set a daily record precipitation of 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 29 September 2004.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 29 September 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Byllesby 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pottersville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Izamal Escuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	341.9 mm (13.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Himeji	Japan	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bound Brook 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grover Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Plains 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Claussville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmoore	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barkam	China	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 29 September 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 29 September 2004 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 57, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

611 broken records

Margins by which the 611 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 196.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 2004

Top 20 records on 29 September 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 2004	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2004	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	97 years	78 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2004	Sandy Hook, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	129 years	78 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2004	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	97 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2004	Byllesby 1 S, US	all-time rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2004	W Chester 2 NW, US	all-time rain	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2004	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2004	Mt Wx, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2004	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	97 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2004	Conshohocken, US	all-time rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2004	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2004	Riverhead Rsch Farm, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2004	Bridgehampton, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2004	Nantucket Mem AP, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2004	Vallecito Dam, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2004	Winchester 7 SE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2004	Sumoto, JP	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	154.5 mm (6.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2004	Tres Zapotes, MX	daily rain	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2004	New Brunswick 3 SE, US	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2004	Defiance, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	52 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

1836 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 2004. 2004 had 754 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

Download the Data

Data for records on 2004-09-29: 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 25	542
25 to 50	41
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2