Weather Records on 17 July 2003

1,396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 2003. Highest significance: Pickens, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 2003

On 17 July 2003, 1,396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,082 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 31 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,325 daily.
Pickens set a daily record precipitation of 73.9 mm (2.9 in) on 17 July 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,396 stations

1,396 station records on 17 July 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pickens	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Certkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krivoj_Rog	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gulsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bobrynets	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Asele	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomak	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orrbyn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sigonella	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,396 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 510, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 572, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 July 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	510
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	572
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 July 2003 by timescale: all-time 31, monthly 40, daily 1,325.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,060 broken records

Margins by which the 1,060 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 2003

Top 20 records on 17 July 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 2003	Pickens, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Talkeetna AP, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Certkovo, RU	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	128 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Hawarden Bridge, GB	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Krivoj_Rog, UA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	118 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Santiago, MX	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Durham, GB	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Eagle, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Newport Beach Harbor, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Walden, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Chillicothe 2S, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	25.2 C (77.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Skara 1, SE	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Villa Purificacion (Dge), MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Halmstad, SE	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2003	Mt Locke, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	42 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 1,396 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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 10	1,023
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1