Weather Records on 31 December 2004

1,278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 2004. Highest significance: Quincy, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 2004

On 31 December 2004, 1,278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
789 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,245 daily.
Quincy set an all-time record daily precipitation of 228.6 mm (9.0 in) on 31 December 2004.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,278 stations

1,278 station records on 31 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Santa Margarita Boost	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Salinas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gibraltar Dam #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Juncal Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Methoni	Greece	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,278 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 457, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 332, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 31 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	457
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	332
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 31 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 26, daily 1,245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,010 broken records

Margins by which the 1,010 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 2004

Top 20 records on 31 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2004	Quincy, US	all-time rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	97 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 December 2004	Mahaulepu 941.1, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2004	Laverton, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2004	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2004	Mt Hebron Rs, US	monthly snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2004	Santa Margarita Boost, US	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2004	Yundamindra, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2004	Boca, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2004	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2004	Cachuma Lake, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2004	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	all-time low min	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2004	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2004	Gibraltar Dam #2, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2004	Sherwood, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2004	Juncal Dam, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2004	Mina, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2004	Middle Point, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2004	Aspendell, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2004	Doyle, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2004	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 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

1797 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2004. 2004 had 1,278 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	959
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1