Weather Records on 19 October 2004

1,569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 2004. Highest significance: King City, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 2004

On 19 October 2004, 1,569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
840 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 1,481 daily.
King City set a daily record precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 19 October 2004.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,569 stations

1,569 station records on 19 October 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Los Prietos Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sandberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.0 mm (8.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrov Gaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moulton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Topanga Patrol Fc-6	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thumb Creek (Figtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,569 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 437, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 403, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 602, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 19 October 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	437
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	403
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	602
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 19 October 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 88, daily 1,481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,196 broken records

Margins by which the 1,196 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 2004

Top 20 records on 19 October 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 2004	King City, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Los Gatos, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	104 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	87 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Ukiah, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Haleyville, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Petaluma AP, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Falmouth, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	112 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	monthly rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Lodi, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Kings Mills, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Julian Cdf, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Los Prietos Rs, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Fayetteville Wtp, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2004	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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

1806 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2004. 2004 had 1,569 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 25	1,035
25 to 50	122
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	14
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2