Weather Records on 21 June 2003

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 June 2003. Highest significance: Teocuitatlan, MX.

Key Facts for 21 June 2003

On 21 June 2003, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
395 were record highs and 441 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,005 daily.
Teocuitatlan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 114.8 mm (4.5 in) on 21 June 2003.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 21 June 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 June 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Teocuitatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Certkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmoore	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reading 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bechtelsville 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beltzville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arcelia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Juarez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Brook 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tobyhanna Pocono Mtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Power 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Ave V Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Springvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 21 June 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 220, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 221, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 June 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	220
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	221
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 June 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 1,005.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

744 broken records

Margins by which the 744 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 June 2003

Top 20 records on 21 June 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 June 2003	Teocuitatlan, MX	all-time rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 June 2003	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 June 2003	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 June 2003	Hamburg, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 June 2003	Riggins, US	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 June 2003	Waverly, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 June 2003	Hawley 1 E, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2003	Montrose, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2003	Rushville, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2003	Certkovo, RU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2003	Glenmoore, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2003	Myerstown, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2003	W Chester 2 NW, US	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2003	Lehighton 1SSW, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2003	Reading 4 NNW, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2003	Bechtelsville 1ENE, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2003	Palm 3 SE, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2003	Kushiro, JP	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2003	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2003	Beltzville Dam, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	47 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

1802 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2003. 2003 had 1,034 records.

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

Records on 06-21 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	2
1805	1
1814	1
1821	3
1828	1
1831	1
1839	2
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1861	3
1865	1
1868	1
1869	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	7
1895	6
1896	3
1897	3
1898	6
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	20
1903	15
1904	7
1905	14
1906	19
1907	15
1908	20
1909	19
1910	36
1911	12
1912	14
1913	34
1914	24
1915	40
1916	80
1917	97
1918	77
1919	32
1920	42
1921	85
1922	43
1923	229
1924	124
1925	333
1926	162
1927	146
1928	139
1929	84
1930	177
1931	340
1932	180
1933	645
1934	223
1935	247
1936	642
1937	475
1938	396
1939	250
1940	674
1941	401
1942	340
1943	439
1944	426
1945	709
1946	386
1947	637
1948	392
1949	391
1950	329
1951	347
1952	502
1953	761
1954	501
1955	271
1956	534
1957	932
1958	627
1959	356
1960	471
1961	956
1962	176
1963	667
1964	458
1965	400
1966	467
1967	789
1968	654
1969	687
1970	614
1971	394
1972	934
1973	683
1974	598
1975	996
1976	746
1977	476
1978	368
1979	857
1980	677
1981	889
1982	658
1983	752
1984	913
1985	516
1986	601
1987	940
1988	1,834
1989	856
1990	847
1991	1,067
1992	1,679
1993	939
1994	777
1995	978
1996	1,075
1997	1,037
1998	1,746
1999	994
2000	1,212
2001	658
2002	828
2003	1,034
2004	697
2005	1,090
2006	774
2007	1,085
2008	580
2009	1,060
2010	852
2011	1,340
2012	1,151
2013	571
2014	434
2015	707
2016	877
2017	954
2018	577
2019	969
2020	519
2021	1,132
2022	774
2023	987
2024	679
2025	1,536
2026	736

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	695
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2