Weather Records on 4 February 2003

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 2003. Highest significance: Knoxville, US.

Key Facts for 4 February 2003

On 4 February 2003, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
333 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 675 daily.
Knoxville set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 4 February 2003.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 4 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sennar	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Fasher	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.8 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Point Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.6 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	364.0 mm (14.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Wtp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kocevje	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Point Lookout Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kiamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria/Foronda	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redland Bay Qld Uni Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 4 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 4 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 205.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 2003

Top 20 records on 4 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 2003	Knoxville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 February 2003	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 February 2003	Kotzebue AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 February 2003	Rock Creek, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 February 2003	Sennar, SD	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 February 2003	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	Wamuran, AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	Talkeetna AP, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	Kassala, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	El Fasher, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	Moose Pass 3NW, US	all-time rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	Brule Rs, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	Beerburrum Forest Station, AU	daily rain	184.8 mm (7.3 in)	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	Rocky Point Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	173.6 mm (6.8 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	Kuching, MY	daily rain	364.0 mm (14.3 in)	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	Dunwich, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	Laverton, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	Beenleigh Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2003	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	48 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

1795 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 703 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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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 50	505
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1