Weather Records on 6 December 2004

699 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 2004. Highest significance: Kellogg, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 2004

On 6 December 2004, 699 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 675 daily.
Kellogg set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 6 December 2004.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

699 stations

699 station records on 6 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aldville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tupelo Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve Rs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coffeeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nazas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bruce 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coden	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rienhardt Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escalon (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bernardo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allatoona Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Signal	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

699 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 6 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 6 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

541 broken records

Margins by which the 541 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 2004

Top 20 records on 6 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 2004	Kellogg, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2004	Plentywood, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2004	Sapporo, JP	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2004	Abashiri, JP	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Brazos Lodge, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Chattanooga AP, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Hachinohe, JP	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Aldville, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Tupelo Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Athens, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Haleyville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Lawrenceburg Filt Plt, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Muroran, JP	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Cuyamaca, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Grenada, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Reserve Rs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2004	Tucson WFO, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	39 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

1804 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2004. 2004 had 699 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 50	520
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1