Weather Records on 19 March 2003

1,136 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 2003. Highest significance: Castle Rock, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 2003

On 19 March 2003, 1,136 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
535 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 1,043 daily.
Castle Rock set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 19 March 2003.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,136 stations

1,136 station records on 19 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lakewood	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cheesman	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.8 cm (19.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	87.6 cm (34.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Raymer	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Powder River #2	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dewar 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grant	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.2 cm (22.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,136 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 195, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 340, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 19 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	195
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	340
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 19 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 79, daily 1,043.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

920 broken records

Margins by which the 920 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 2003

Top 20 records on 19 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 2003	Castle Rock, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	105 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 March 2003	Winfield 3NE, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Winter Park, US	all-time snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Denver-Stapleton, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Lakewood, US	all-time snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Byers 5 ENE, US	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Cheesman, US	monthly snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	49.8 cm (19.6 in)	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Westcliffe, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Bailey, US	monthly snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	13 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Stratton, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Evergreen, US	all-time snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Ft Collins, US	all-time snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Idalia, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Georgetown, US	monthly snowfall	87.6 cm (34.5 in)	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, US	all-time snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2003	Georgetown, US	monthly snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	0 years	59 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

1808 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2003. 2003 had 1,136 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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Data for records on 2003-03-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	875
100 to 200	31
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1