Weather Records on 9 August 2003

1,344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 2003. Highest significance: Urjupino, RU.

Key Facts for 9 August 2003

On 9 August 2003, 1,344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,057 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 78 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 1,174 daily.
Urjupino set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.1 mm (6.0 in) on 9 August 2003.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,344 stations

1,344 station records on 9 August 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Urjupino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fulda	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Babaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Equinunk 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grebenhain-Herchenhain	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grebenhain-Herchenhain	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Hersfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hofheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murrhardt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Humble Pump STN 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kassel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
In-Salah	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,344 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 610, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 447, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 151.

Records on 9 August 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	610
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	447
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 2003 by timescale: all-time 78, monthly 92, daily 1,174.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

965 broken records

Margins by which the 965 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 2003

Top 20 records on 9 August 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 2003	Urjupino, RU	all-time rain	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2003	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Van Buren 2, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Obihiro, JP	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Lexington, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Milan, IT	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	141 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Milan, IT	daily high min	27.3 C (81.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	215 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Las Bayas, MX	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Weatherford, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Iida, JP	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Carthage Wtp, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Bowie, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Bethel AP, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Fulda, DE	all-time high max	38.7 C (101.7 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Babaevo, RU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2003	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 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 1,344 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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Data for records on 2003-08-09: 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	891
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3