Weather Records on 14 March 2003

1,534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 2003. Highest significance: Upper Lake 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 2003

On 14 March 2003, 1,534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,169 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,490 daily.
Upper Lake 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 14 March 2003.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,534 stations

1,534 station records on 14 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lazaro Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Knoll W C	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tanquian de Escobedo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Tulillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Tigre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Patria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,534 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 555, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 614, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 14 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	555
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	614
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 14 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 1,490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,172 broken records

Margins by which the 1,172 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 2003

Top 20 records on 14 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 2003	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2003	Willits 1 NE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Lazaro Cardenas, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Oak Knoll W C, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Kodiak AP, US	daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Tanquian de Escobedo, MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Orebro, SE	daily high max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	120 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	El Tulillo, MX	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	140 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	McGill, US	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Scipio, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Canberra Forestry, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Meeker, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Arlington, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	El Tigre, MX	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Springview 2NW, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2003	Deadwood, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	41 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

1810 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2003. 2003 had 1,534 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	1,165
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1