Weather Records on 8 August 2003

1,432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 2003. Highest significance: Culbertson, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 2003

On 8 August 2003, 1,432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,149 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 79 were all-time records, 101 monthly and 1,252 daily.
Culbertson set a daily record precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 8 August 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,432 stations

1,432 station records on 8 August 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Randlett 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lahr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schneifelforsthaus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weinbiet	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culpanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Marienberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vologda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,432 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 718, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 431, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 8 August 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	718
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	431
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 2003 by timescale: all-time 79, monthly 101, daily 1,252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,058 broken records

Margins by which the 1,058 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 2003

Top 20 records on 8 August 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 2003	Culbertson, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	105 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2003	Yalta, UA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2003	Agate 3 E, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Wakkanai, JP	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Haboro, JP	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Weslaco, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Buxton, GB	daily high max	30.7 C (87.3 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	109 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Sanford 8 NE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Randlett 9 E, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Milan, IT	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	129 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Brundidge, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Wisley, GB	daily high max	35.7 C (96.3 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Sugar Land, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Wondai Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	all-time high max	38.4 C (101.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2003	Karlsruhe, DE	all-time high max	39.1 C (102.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	51 years	45 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 1,432 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,001

Download the Data

Data for records on 2003-08-08: 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	1,030
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2