Weather Records on 24 March 2004

1,338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 2004. Highest significance: Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 2004

On 24 March 2004, 1,338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
971 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,288 daily.
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 120.4 mm (4.7 in) on 24 March 2004.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,338 stations

1,338 station records on 24 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Metzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Lana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,338 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 467, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 504, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 24 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	467
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	504
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 24 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 1,288.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,006 broken records

Margins by which the 1,006 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 2004

Top 20 records on 24 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 2004	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2004	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2004	Attenkam, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Trostberg, DE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Metzingen, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Ebersberg-Halbing, DE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Wray, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Scipio, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Parker, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Varazdin, HR	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Nikolaev, UA	daily high max	22.3 C (72.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Honokaa Town 215, US	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2004	Saguache, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	42 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

1794 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 1,338 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 100	1,004
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1