Weather Records on 1 January 2003

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 2003. Highest significance: Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 2003

On 1 January 2003, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 988 daily.
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 1 January 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 1 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ruppertsecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lorentzweiler	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chichijima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loenen Aan de Vecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aalsmeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evandale (Cambock Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calmus	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brombachtal-Kirch-Brombach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bettborn-Pratz	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mittiebah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ermsdorf	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Segeza	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtwara	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 429, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 1 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 1 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

891 broken records

Margins by which the 891 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 2003

Top 20 records on 1 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 2003	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2003	Bartow 1SE, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2003	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	109 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Ruppertsecken, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Abcoude, NL	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Climax, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	106 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Middleburg, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Lorentzweiler, LU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Chichijima, JP	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Howard 2SE, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Chewelah, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Racine Wwtp, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Roelofarendsveen, NL	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Weesp, NL	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Woodcliff Lake, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Slippery Rock 1 SSW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2003	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	47 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

1798 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2003. 2003 had 1,024 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	810
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	590
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	849

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	842
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1