Weather Records on 10 March 2003

1,137 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 2003. Highest significance: Rainer Ohanapecosh, US.

Key Facts for 10 March 2003

On 10 March 2003, 1,137 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
470 were record highs and 512 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,103 daily.
Rainer Ohanapecosh set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 10 March 2003.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,137 stations

1,137 station records on 10 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Middleburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harare (Kutsaga)	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Del Bonita	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Arriaga (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,137 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 266, Lowest daily maximum 341, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 10 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	266
Lowest daily maximum	341
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 10 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 1,103.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

874 broken records

Margins by which the 874 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 2003

Top 20 records on 10 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 2003	Rainer Ohanapecosh, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2003	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2003	Middleburg, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Gibson Dam, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Harare (Kutsaga), ZW	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Detour Village, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	monthly low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Charlevoix, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Austin 1 W, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Donnybrook, AU	monthly high max	40.5 C (104.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Elgin Water, US	monthly low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Grand Portage, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Regensburg, DE	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Del Bonita, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2003	Lockhart River Airport, AU	daily rain	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	6 years	40 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

1807 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2003. 2003 had 1,137 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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 2026-10-17 (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	859
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1