Weather Records on 15 July 2003

1,256 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 2003. Highest significance: Lezay, FR.

Key Facts for 15 July 2003

On 15 July 2003, 1,256 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
918 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 36 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,179 daily.
Lezay set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 15 July 2003.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,256 stations

1,256 station records on 15 July 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yaremcha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jaltipan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna/Alvedro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ivano-Frankivsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pogegevskaya	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoita	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mietoinen Saari	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay/Santacruz	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Tintero	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,256 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 586, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 332, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 July 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	586
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	332
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 2003 by timescale: all-time 36, monthly 41, daily 1,179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

935 broken records

Margins by which the 935 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 2003

Top 20 records on 15 July 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 2003	Lezay, FR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2003	Yaremcha, UA	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Nenana Muni AP, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Jaltipan de Morelos, MX	daily rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Morris 1NW, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Wickenburg, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Ridgeland 1NNE, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Salida, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Middleburg, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Myrup, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Goliad, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Stornoway Airport, GB	monthly high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily high min	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Chama, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Mountainair, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Dickson, US	monthly low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2003	Jerome, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	44 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 1,256 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 2003-07-15: 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 2026-10-16 (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	908
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1