Weather Records on 22 October 2004

1,371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 2004. Highest significance: Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 22 October 2004

On 22 October 2004, 1,371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
840 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,329 daily.
Moruya Heads Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 116.0 mm (4.6 in) on 22 October 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,371 stations

1,371 station records on 22 October 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Altamont	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chino Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Visingso	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya (the Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Round Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Number One (Murrays Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Odeshog	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Numeralla (Badja Composite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,371 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 343, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 497, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 364, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 22 October 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	343
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	497
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	364
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 22 October 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 1,329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,024 broken records

Margins by which the 1,024 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 2004

Top 20 records on 22 October 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 2004	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 October 2004	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	105 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2004	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2004	Vernal, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra, AU	daily rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Lisbon, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Altamont, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Chino Valley, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Uddevalla, SE	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Mesa, US	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Visingso, SE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Campbell, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Flagstaff AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Snowball, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	123 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2004	Boras, SE	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	47 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 1,371 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	977
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1