Weather Records on 13 February 2003

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 2003. Highest significance: Wittmann 1SE, US.

Key Facts for 13 February 2003

On 13 February 2003, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
465 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 805 daily.
Wittmann 1SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 13 February 2003.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 13 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gridley	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ixtayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Prieta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mound City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tesia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
John Redmond Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Higuera de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz de Alaya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Mochis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huites	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lattakia	Syria	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Miramar NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedona	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Miguel Hidalgo Y Costil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler Heights	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nuevo Rosarito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Tlaixpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio del Cipres	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Prieta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 321, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 13 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	321
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 13 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 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

13 February 2003

Top 20 records on 13 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 2003	Wittmann 1SE, US	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 February 2003	Gridley, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 February 2003	Jerome, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 February 2003	Ixtayutla, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Punta Prieta, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Buckeye, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Mound City, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Minchumina, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Phoenix AP, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Wikieup, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Farmington, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Tesia, MX	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	John Redmond Lake, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Quiriego (Smn), MX	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Castle Hot Springs, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Higuera de Zaragoza, MX	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Santa Cruz de Alaya, MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Orono, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2003	Montezuma Castle Nm, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	42 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

1794 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 834 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	601
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1