Weather Records on 25 March 2003

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 2003. Highest significance: Phuket Airport, TH.

Key Facts for 25 March 2003

On 25 March 2003, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 444 daily.
Phuket Airport set a monthly record daily precipitation of 184.7 mm (7.3 in) on 25 March 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 25 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yaquintela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toliman	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa de Arriaga (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hurn	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pedricea	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agedabia	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fukui	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ueno	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oaxtepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mangut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakewood	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madeline Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bet Dagan	Israel	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Abashiri	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Otaru	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 25 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 25 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 2003

Top 20 records on 25 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 2003	Phuket Airport, TH	monthly rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2003	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2003	Cabin Creek, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2003	La Concha, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2003	Evergreen, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2003	Chewelah, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2003	Kanchanaburi, TH	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2003	Mersa Matruh, EG	daily low min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2003	Cuixtla, MX	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2003	Huautla, MX	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2003	Coahuayutla, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2003	Yaquintela, MX	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2003	Toliman, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2003	Villa de Arriaga (Dge), MX	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2003	Two Harbors, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2003	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2003	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2003	George Airport, ZA	monthly rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2003	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2003	Villa Obregon, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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

1806 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2003. 2003 had 463 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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	344
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1