Weather Records on 31 March 2003

1,722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2003. Highest significance: Kumminin, AU.

Key Facts for 31 March 2003

On 31 March 2003, 1,722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
597 were record highs and 775 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 150 monthly and 1,570 daily.
Kumminin set a daily record precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 31 March 2003.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,722 stations

1,722 station records on 31 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Amrista Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake King	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karlgarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tianshui	China	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,722 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 439, Highest daily minimum 361, Lowest daily minimum 336, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 31 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	439
Highest daily minimum	361
Lowest daily minimum	336
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 31 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 150, daily 1,570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,337 broken records

Margins by which the 1,337 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

31 March 2003

Top 20 records on 31 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2003	Kumminin, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2003	Telchaquillo, MX	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2003	Union 3 SSE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	98 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2003	Boddington Shire, AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2003	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2003	Amrista Park, AU	monthly rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2003	Marradong, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2003	Union 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2003	Perth Airport, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2003	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	105 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2003	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2003	Lake King, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2003	Iguala (Smn), MX	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2003	Sunnyside, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2003	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2003	Karlgarin, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2003	Ft Benton, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2003	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2003	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2003	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	49 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 1,722 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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Data for records on 2003-03-31: 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 50	1,251
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	2