Weather Records on 9 May 2004

926 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 2004. Highest significance: Bradford Cntrl Fs, US.

Key Facts for 9 May 2004

On 9 May 2004, 926 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
566 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 906 daily.
Bradford Cntrl Fs set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 9 May 2004.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

926 stations

926 station records on 9 May 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dorchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore/Bajpe	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Servilleta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skei I Jolster	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chornobyl	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuru Lansi-Aure	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Doctor	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Torshavn	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lemland Nyhamn	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calmus	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derna	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Allegany	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mietoinen Saari	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokemaki Peipohja Hyrkola	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

926 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 331, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 187.

Records on 9 May 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	331
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 May 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 906.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

737 broken records

Margins by which the 737 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 2004

Top 20 records on 9 May 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 2004	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2004	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2004	Makurazaki, JP	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Sandakan, MY	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Rockport, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Allegany Sp, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Dorchester, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Bradford 4SW Rsch 5, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Incheon, KR	monthly low min	0.4 C (32.7 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	El Rodeo, MX	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Aburatsu, JP	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Olean, US	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Mangalore/Bajpe, IN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Miyakonojo, JP	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Ixtayutla, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Winterset 4N, US	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2004	Jordan 1SSW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 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

1793 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 926 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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	704
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1