Weather Records on 31 August 2003

1,232 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2003. Highest significance: Yates Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 2003

On 31 August 2003, 1,232 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
488 were record highs and 369 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,144 daily.
Yates Ctr set a daily record precipitation of 118.6 mm (4.7 in) on 31 August 2003.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,232 stations

1,232 station records on 31 August 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tihvin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Konawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Girard	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perry Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuehuepan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White City	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melvern Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stilwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Summit Reed Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
John Redmond Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pitchfork Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,232 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 276, Highest daily minimum 318, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 375.

Records on 31 August 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	276
Highest daily minimum	318
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 2003 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 81, daily 1,144.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

945 broken records

Margins by which the 945 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2003

Top 20 records on 31 August 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2003	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 August 2003	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2003	Stover, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2003	Overbrook 5 SE, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2003	Versailles, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2003	Chapman, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2003	Paola, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2003	Manhattan, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2003	Tihvin, RU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2003	Eskridge, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2003	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2003	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2003	Black Rock, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2003	Lebo, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2003	Oskaloosa 4 NE, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2003	Healdton 3 E, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2003	Konawa, US	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2003	Wewoka 3 SW, US	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2003	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2003	Labelle, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	56 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

1796 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 1,232 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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Data for records on 2003-08-31: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	832
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	29
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1