Weather Records on 11 March 2003

935 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 2003. Highest significance: Lakeview 2 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 2003

On 11 March 2003, 935 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 914 daily.
Lakeview 2 NNW set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 7.8 C (46.0 F) on 11 March 2003.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

935 stations

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

Weather records on 11 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham 25 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Del Bonita	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeo (the Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ameca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlahuacan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

935 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 293, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 11 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	293
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 11 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 914.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

693 broken records

Margins by which the 693 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

11 March 2003

Top 20 records on 11 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2003	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Charlevoix, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Hysham 25 SSE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Villa Obregon, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Binda Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Madison, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Waverly, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Temascalcingo, MX	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Del Bonita, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Waverly, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Goldendale, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Butte 5SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Setauket Strong, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2003	Montrose, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	36 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

1793 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 935 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	683
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2