Weather Records on 6 July 2003

723 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 2003. Highest significance: Poltava, UA.

Key Facts for 6 July 2003

On 6 July 2003, 723 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 692 daily.
Poltava set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 6 July 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

723 stations

723 station records on 6 July 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kavsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Komsomol'skoe	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sharcovschina	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnesbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yaquintela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rozdilna	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buctzotz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Polotsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acatlan de Juarez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

723 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 6 July 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 2003

Top 20 records on 6 July 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 2003	Poltava, UA	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2003	Hondo, US	daily rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2003	Kavsjo_D, SE	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Montevallo, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Del Rio Intl AP, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Rocksprings, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Rockville, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Finca Ocotlan, MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Komsomol'skoe, UA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Soledad de Doblado, MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Boras, SE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	La Pryor, US	daily rain	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Sharcovschina, BY	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Gunnesbyn, SE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2003	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	46 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

1793 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 723 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

Download the Data

Data for records on 2003-07-06: 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 2026-10-14 (14 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	439
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1