Weather Records on 28 July 2003

932 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 2003. Highest significance: Vevay, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 2003

On 28 July 2003, 932 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
477 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 891 daily.
Vevay set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 28 July 2003.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

932 stations

932 station records on 28 July 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	261.1 mm (10.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Acatlan de Juarez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Derrame	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Golomjannyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ultuna	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnemahoning	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mirnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Llanta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso - Langnes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tullinge A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Hazel 2 NE Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sundsvalls Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

932 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 289, Lowest daily minimum 166, Heaviest daily rainfall 159.

Records on 28 July 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	289
Lowest daily minimum	166
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 2003 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 24, daily 891.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 2003

Top 20 records on 28 July 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 2003	Vevay, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	104 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2003	Surat, IN	daily rain	261.1 mm (10.3 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2003	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2003	Acatlan de Juarez, MX	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	University Exp STN, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Hemingford, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Stevenson Dam, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	El Derrame, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Louisville, US	all-time rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Brazos Lodge, US	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Steffenville, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Ostrov Golomjannyj, RU	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Ultuna, SE	all-time high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Montpelier, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Renovo, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2003	Sinnemahoning, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 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

1815 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2003. 2003 had 932 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	862

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Data for records on 2003-07-28: 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	702
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1