Weather Records on 31 January 2003

1,281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2003. Highest significance: Vancouver 4 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 2003

On 31 January 2003, 1,281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
786 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 147 monthly and 1,128 daily.
Vancouver 4 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 31 January 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,281 stations

1,281 station records on 31 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alroy Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rex 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minidoka Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nehalem 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,281 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 447, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 339, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 31 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	447
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	339
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 31 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 147, daily 1,128.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

985 broken records

Margins by which the 985 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2003

Top 20 records on 31 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2003	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2003	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2003	Henbury, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2003	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Kassala, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Montgomery, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Callao, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Packwood, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Santa Rosalia (Dge), MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Santa Ana Fire STN, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Laketown, US	monthly high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Longview, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Imperial, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Blanding, US	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (, MX	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2003	American Falls 6 NE, US	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	45 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

1800 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2003. 2003 had 1,281 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 20	918
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1