Weather Records on 16 July 2003

1,492 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2003. Highest significance: Dilley, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 2003

On 16 July 2003, 1,492 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,093 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 33 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,410 daily.
Dilley set a daily record precipitation of 124.2 mm (4.9 in) on 16 July 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,492 stations

1,492 station records on 16 July 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alcomunga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Teutila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Herwen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toko	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Caney 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nanping	China	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sumy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zatis'e	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Needles AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen Florida	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,492 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 665, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 428, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 212.

Records on 16 July 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	665
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	428
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2003 by timescale: all-time 33, monthly 49, daily 1,410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,148 broken records

Margins by which the 1,148 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2003

Top 20 records on 16 July 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2003	Dilley, US	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Dillenburg, DE	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, DE	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Alcomunga, MX	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Big Wells 2W, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	San Pedro Teutila, MX	daily rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Pearsall, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Herwen, NL	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Toko, RU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Ignacio Lopez Rayon, MX	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	El Rodeo, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Taos, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Aneth Plt, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Manley Hot Springs, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	University Exp STN, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	San Luis de la Paz, MX	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Nashville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Las Bayas, MX	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2003	Den Helder-1, NL	daily high max	30.2 C (86.4 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	77 years	43 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

1798 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2003. 2003 had 1,492 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,120
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1