Weather Records on 24 March 2003

693 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 2003. Highest significance: Biskra, DZ.

Key Facts for 24 March 2003

On 24 March 2003, 693 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
458 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 683 daily.
Biskra set a daily record precipitation of 53.1 mm (2.1 in) on 24 March 2003.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

693 stations

693 station records on 24 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norah Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Creek Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belknap Springs 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenoom Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Vale (Manly Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cabinet Gorge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Casas Grandes	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Errabiddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xingren	China	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cekunda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
J.G.H. van der Wath Airp	Namibia	Record low maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pjarnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdarin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orlinga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigalovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Troickij Priisk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

693 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 24 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 24 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

564 broken records

Margins by which the 564 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

24 March 2003

Top 20 records on 24 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 2003	Biskra, DZ	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	117 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 March 2003	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Castle Rock, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Cabin Creek, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Cherry Creek Dam, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Elk Rvr, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Belknap Springs 8 N, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Wittenoom Hills, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Manly Vale (Manly Dam), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Evergreen, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Ft Madison, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Two Harbors, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Denver-Stapleton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Cabinet Gorge, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Coahuayutla, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2003	Cedral, MX	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	50 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

1794 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 693 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 100	558
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1