Weather Records on 11 February 2003

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 2003. Highest significance: Nicosia, CY.

Key Facts for 11 February 2003

On 11 February 2003, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
319 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 571 daily.
Nicosia set a daily record precipitation of 45.9 mm (1.8 in) on 11 February 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 11 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bath	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Arriaga (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemung	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Velazco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crane Nsa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Higuera Blanca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bettles AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wyseby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Cabaa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nagornyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.5 C (-49.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chandalar Lake	United States	Record snow depth	154.9 cm (61.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgaranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hartley (Little Hartle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 11 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 11 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 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

11 February 2003

Top 20 records on 11 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 2003	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	109 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 February 2003	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Harvey 4NE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Bath, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Ixtayutla, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Marlinton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Britton, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Challa, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Canaan Farm, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Villa de Arriaga (Dge), MX	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Charleston, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Mercedes, UY	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Buenavista de Cuellar, MX	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Eagle, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2003	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2003	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2003	Jamestown 2 E, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 587 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	394
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1