Weather Records on 10 February 2003

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 2003. Highest significance: Quambone (Carwell), AU.

Key Facts for 10 February 2003

On 10 February 2003, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
354 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 837 daily.
Quambone (Carwell) set a daily record precipitation of 49.6 mm (2.0 in) on 10 February 2003.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

859 stations

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

Weather records on 10 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bentonville 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston Radio Wliv	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robin Hood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 61 Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Almaden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 178, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 10 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	178
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 10 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 837.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 February 2003

Top 20 records on 10 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 2003	Quambone (Carwell), AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	106 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 February 2003	New Norcia, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 February 2003	Sapphire Post Office, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Williams 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Rockypoint 7NNE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Russellville, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Brusett 3 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Ellenvale Station, AU	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Washington 1 W, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Norris, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	N Vernon 2 ESE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	East London, ZA	daily low min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Tanana AP, US	daily high max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Ixtayutla, MX	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Shoals 8 S, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Broadus, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2003	Bentonville 4 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	39 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 859 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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	611
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1