Weather Records on 6 August 2003

1,221 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 2003. Highest significance: Rison, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 2003

On 6 August 2003, 1,221 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
956 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 1,119 daily.
Rison set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 6 August 2003.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,221 stations

1,221 station records on 6 August 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Pskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tupelo Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Opelika	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benxi	China	Record daily precipitation	112.1 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vologda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buctzotz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hersdorf-Weissenseifen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wutoschingen-Ofteringen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,221 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 453, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 503, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 140.

Records on 6 August 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	453
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	503
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 2003 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 78, daily 1,119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 2003

Top 20 records on 6 August 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 2003	Rison, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	104 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2003	Zuara, LY	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2003	Pskov, RU	all-time rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2003	Tupelo Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2003	Ft Grant, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Kent, US	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Milan, IT	daily high min	28.7 C (83.7 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	228 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Condon, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Opelika, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Gold Beach Rs, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Orly, FR	all-time high max	39.9 C (103.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	monthly high min	21.3 C (70.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Kharkiv, UA	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Norristown, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily high max	36.5 C (97.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Farmerville, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Minden, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Benxi, CN	daily rain	112.1 mm (4.4 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Petrozawodsk, RU	all-time rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2003	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 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

1794 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 1,221 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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Data for records on 2003-08-06: 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 2026-10-15 (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	899
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1