Weather Records on 9 July 2003

906 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 2003. Highest significance: Butte 5SE, US.

Key Facts for 9 July 2003

On 9 July 2003, 906 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 866 daily.
Butte 5SE set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 9 July 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

906 stations

906 station records on 9 July 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vladislavovka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vesanto Sonkari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dokshitsy	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Utena	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tolka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Escalon (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
North Springs 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laukaa Aijala Hyyppaanmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iisalmi Keskusta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daugavpils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acatlan de Juarez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

906 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 214, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 283.

Records on 9 July 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	214
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 2003 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 34, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 2003

Top 20 records on 9 July 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 2003	Butte 5SE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2003	Vevay, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	106 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2003	Keokuk L&D 19, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2003	Piqua, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2003	Edina, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2003	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Surat Thani, TH	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Junction 4SSW, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Vladislavovka, UA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Faulkton, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Havana, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Timber Lake, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Mackinaw 3WSW, US	monthly rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Versailles, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Vesanto Sonkari, FI	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2003	Paso de Arocha, MX	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	13 years	48 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 906 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	621
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1