Weather Records on 7 January 2003

1,260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2003. Highest significance: Saint Paul Is AP, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 2003

On 7 January 2003, 1,260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
737 were record highs and 272 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,210 daily.
Saint Paul Is AP set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 7 January 2003.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,260 stations

1,260 station records on 7 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
El Olivo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Tejar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Fiscal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allende	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Chilchotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Copital	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Tutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Batan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gridino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,260 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 457, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 7 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	457
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 7 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 44, daily 1,210.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,017 broken records

Margins by which the 1,017 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 208.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2003

Top 20 records on 7 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2003	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2003	Zakatala, AZ	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2003	Azueta, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2003	Canisteo 1 SW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2003	El Olivo, MX	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	El Tejar, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	El Fiscal, MX	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	Allende, MX	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	Santa Paula, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	Ngukurr, AU	daily rain	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	Farmington 3NW, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	Geneva, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	Stanton, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	Superior, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	Parker, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2003	Newport Beach Harbor, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	25 years	43 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

1826 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2003. 2003 had 1,260 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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 50	988
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1