Weather Records on 10 January 2003

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 2003. Highest significance: Larrimah, AU.

Key Facts for 10 January 2003

On 10 January 2003, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
427 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 650 daily.
Larrimah set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 10 January 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

674 stations

674 station records on 10 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Larrimah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McArthur River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westmoreland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sovatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calvert Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malacca	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uhta	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pedricea	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Almeria/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati	India	Record low maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Juarez (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaina	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tulun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kacug	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turocak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luis L. Leon	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde-1	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarifa	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 10 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 10 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 2003

Top 20 records on 10 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 2003	Larrimah, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	McArthur River Mine, AU	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Turlock #2, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low min	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	138 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Gabes, TN	daily low min	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high min	29.2 C (84.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Whitefish Pt, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Westmoreland Station, AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Canisteo 1 SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Sovatnet, NO	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Blanding, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Chipinge, ZW	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Villa Obregon, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Black Rock, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Nutwood Downs, AU	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Francistown, BW	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2003	Cordova AP, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	36 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

1799 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2003. 2003 had 674 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	487
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1