Weather Records on 3 March 2003

876 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2003. Highest significance: Cape St. Francis, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 March 2003

On 3 March 2003, 876 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 360 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 817 daily.
Cape St. Francis set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 3 March 2003.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

876 stations

876 station records on 3 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Arriaga (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kelliher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beltzville Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit City AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yushu	China	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Huron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilil	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

876 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 243, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 3 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	243
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 3 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 58, daily 817.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 2003

Top 20 records on 3 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2003	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2003	Bologna, IT	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	monthly low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Manzanita Lake, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	monthly low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Charlevoix, US	monthly low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Charlevoix, US	monthly low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Escanaba, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Charles City, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Grangeville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Denton, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily low min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Villa de Arriaga (Dge), MX	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Washington Is, US	monthly low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Lake City Exp Farm, US	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2003	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	37 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

1804 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2003. 2003 had 876 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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 25	622
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1