Weather Records on 3 August 2004

980 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2004. Highest significance: Oravainen Kimo, FI.

Key Facts for 3 August 2004

On 3 August 2004, 980 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
383 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 932 daily.
Oravainen Kimo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 150.8 mm (5.9 in) on 3 August 2004.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

980 stations

980 station records on 3 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oravainen Kimo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hailar	China	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Ind Park 702.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anda	China	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Atexcac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uusikaarlepyy Jepua Jungar	Finland	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Polotsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berezino	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loggerheads: Colomendy Centre	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Back Bay Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ermsdorf	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lohtaja Marinkainen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaustinen Tastula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Tule	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

980 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 429.

Records on 3 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 40, daily 932.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

738 broken records

Margins by which the 738 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2004

Top 20 records on 3 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2004	Oravainen Kimo, FI	all-time rain	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	27 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2004	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2004	Surat, IN	daily rain	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2004	Uman, UA	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2004	Seward AP, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2004	Redig 11 NE, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	Marshall, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	Williamstown, AU	monthly rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	Hailar, CN	all-time rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	Ft Grant, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	Campbell Ind Park 702.5, US	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	Hopewell, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	Ixmiquilpan (Smn), MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	Anda, CN	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	Apalachicola AP, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	Downing, US	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	Melrose, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2004	San Luis Atexcac, MX	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 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

1815 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2004. 2004 had 980 records.

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

Records on 08-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1834	2
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1868	1
1872	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	4
1879	3
1880	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1890	2
1891	1
1894	1
1895	11
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1902	6
1903	12
1904	6
1905	7
1906	20
1907	31
1908	23
1909	21
1910	14
1911	31
1912	68
1913	21
1914	24
1915	49
1916	55
1917	72
1918	71
1919	34
1920	56
1921	181
1922	33
1923	149
1924	165
1925	99
1926	300
1927	315
1928	332
1929	207
1930	816
1931	313
1932	319
1933	304
1934	434
1935	520
1936	555
1937	350
1938	542
1939	866
1940	292
1941	305
1942	328
1943	521
1944	530
1945	259
1946	316
1947	586
1948	414
1949	415
1950	445
1951	547
1952	326
1953	617
1954	401
1955	713
1956	640
1957	378
1958	389
1959	360
1960	482
1961	620
1962	359
1963	352
1964	891
1965	679
1966	444
1967	327
1968	368
1969	625
1970	394
1971	891
1972	757
1973	724
1974	906
1975	978
1976	892
1977	544
1978	832
1979	486
1980	800
1981	579
1982	778
1983	807
1984	925
1985	691
1986	750
1987	1,105
1988	1,046
1989	824
1990	845
1991	705
1992	869
1993	1,033
1994	973
1995	1,216
1996	965
1997	709
1998	1,406
1999	893
2000	869
2001	1,021
2002	1,000
2003	1,504
2004	980
2005	912
2006	1,514
2007	750
2008	926
2009	746
2010	1,392
2011	1,518
2012	685
2013	535
2014	961
2015	615
2016	640
2017	1,144
2018	1,039
2019	451
2020	708
2021	841
2022	654
2023	1,044
2024	1,401
2025	929
2026	1,242

Download the Data

Data for records on 2004-08-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	685
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3