Weather Records on 4 December 2004

721 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 2004. Highest significance: Iizuka, JP.

Key Facts for 4 December 2004

On 4 December 2004, 721 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 679 daily.
Iizuka set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 4 December 2004.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

721 stations

721 station records on 4 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Iizuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fiskabygd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ovstedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen/Flesland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hildre	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Takle	Norway	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skei I Jolster	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katsuura	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sukumo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mutsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Escobas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

721 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 4 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 4 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 679.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

568 broken records

Margins by which the 568 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 2004

Top 20 records on 4 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 2004	Iizuka, JP	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2004	Dinghai, CN	monthly rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2004	Hita, JP	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Miyakonojo, JP	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Ushibuka, JP	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Stadlandet, NO	daily rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Kremmling, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Fiskabygd, NO	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Hitoyoshi, JP	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Tuba City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Lahontan Dam, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Hirado, JP	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Brekke I Sogn, NO	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Botnen I Forde, NO	monthly rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Vigra, NO	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Tejon Rancho, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2004	Yerington, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	47 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

1796 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 721 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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 20	533
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1