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Weather Records on 31 August 1904

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1904. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 31 August 1904

  • On 31 August 1904, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 31 August 1904.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 31 August 1904 13 station records on 31 August 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 31 August 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 August 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.1 mm (2.8 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature6.2 C (43.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature30.3 C (86.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 31 August 1904 by type Records set or tied on 31 August 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 August 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 31 August 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 August 1904 by timescale Records on 31 August 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 August 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12.
Records on 31 August 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 August 1904 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 10: 710 to 20: 120 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 August 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 107
10 to 201
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1904
Top 13 records on 31 August 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 August 1904Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain72.1 mm (2.8 in)53.0 mm (2.1 in)34 years54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1904Ringwood 2, AUmonthly rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)8 years38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1904Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)28 years32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1904Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 years30 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1904Halifax, CAdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1904Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max6.2 C (43.2 F)4.1 C (7.4 F)10 years18 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1904Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max30.3 C (86.5 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1904Montreal McGill, CAdaily low min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1904Truro, CAdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1904Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)7 years5 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1904Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie34 years3 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1904Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low max (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1904Buffalo, USdaily low min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie13 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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 1904
Records on 08-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1904. 1904 had 13 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11806: 11807: 21813: 11814: 11816: 11827: 11836: 11846: 11849: 11851: 11856: 21858: 11859: 11860: 11861: 11863: 11867: 11869: 11873: 11875: 11876: 11877: 21879: 21881: 31882: 21885: 11886: 51887: 11889: 11890: 21892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 11896: 11897: 51898: 101899: 41900: 31901: 51902: 51903: 161904: 131905: 81906: 471907: 61908: 121909: 391910: 201911: 311912: 341913: 401914: 231915: 711916: 71917: 601918: 581919: 251920: 461921: 861922: 581923: 631924: 2321925: 1111926: 1481927: 1031928: 2011929: 3001930: 2431931: 1921932: 8071933: 4241934: 3811935: 5401936: 2261937: 5081938: 3241939: 2961940: 4001941: 5281942: 4221943: 6501944: 6381945: 5721946: 5451947: 4731948: 3671949: 4091950: 6621951: 9101952: 3881953: 1,0541954: 6331955: 5391956: 7341957: 3171958: 4171959: 4961960: 3661961: 6251962: 4321963: 4151964: 5911965: 8861966: 8301967: 9521968: 5621969: 4741970: 5581971: 3261972: 2871973: 7931974: 5871975: 6581976: 7321977: 6211978: 8911979: 4001980: 7011981: 6921982: 5861983: 7881984: 8661985: 8541986: 1,2181987: 8361988: 5701989: 6221990: 9661991: 8481992: 1,2741993: 1,2861994: 1,1391995: 1,0771996: 1,4511997: 9431998: 1,1631999: 9882000: 1,5452001: 9442002: 8522003: 1,2322004: 9632005: 1,7822006: 1,1472007: 1,1102008: 8702009: 1,2242010: 1,4902011: 9942012: 9322013: 7712014: 4582015: 1,0742016: 5992017: 5962018: 3662019: 7812020: 7372021: 5532022: 1,1912023: 6002024: 7662025: 3072026: 5951796186718951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1904. 1904 had 13 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-31 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18061
18072
18131
18141
18161
18271
18361
18461
18491
18511
18562
18581
18591
18601
18611
18631
18671
18691
18731
18751
18761
18772
18792
18813
18822
18851
18865
18871
18891
18902
18923
18931
18941
18951
18961
18975
189810
18994
19003
19015
19025
190316
190413
19058
190647
19076
190812
190939
191020
191131
191234
191340
191423
191571
19167
191760
191858
191925
192046
192186
192258
192363
1924232
1925111
1926148
1927103
1928201
1929300
1930243
1931192
1932807
1933424
1934381
1935540
1936226
1937508
1938324
1939296
1940400
1941528
1942422
1943650
1944638
1945572
1946545
1947473
1948367
1949409
1950662
1951910
1952388
19531,054
1954633
1955539
1956734
1957317
1958417
1959496
1960366
1961625
1962432
1963415
1964591
1965886
1966830
1967952
1968562
1969474
1970558
1971326
1972287
1973793
1974587
1975658
1976732
1977621
1978891
1979400
1980701
1981692
1982586
1983788
1984866
1985854
19861,218
1987836
1988570
1989622
1990966
1991848
19921,274
19931,286
19941,139
19951,077
19961,451
1997943
19981,163
1999988
20001,545
2001944
2002852
20031,232
2004963
20051,782
20061,147
20071,110
2008870
20091,224
20101,490
2011994
2012932
2013771
2014458
20151,074
2016599
2017596
2018366
2019781
2020737
2021553
20221,191
2023600
2024766
2025307
2026595

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).