Weather Records on 3 September 2003

1,259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 2003. Highest significance: Presa la Duquesa, MX.

Key Facts for 3 September 2003

On 3 September 2003, 1,259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
533 were record highs and 503 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 1,162 daily.
Presa la Duquesa set an all-time record daily precipitation of 110.2 mm (4.3 in) on 3 September 2003.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,259 stations

1,259 station records on 3 September 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Presa la Duquesa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Boxian	China	Record daily precipitation	155.6 mm (6.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grantsville 1ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Aragon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burnsville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kostuckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Canal KM. 06+250	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Yerbabuena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Lagartos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Water Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buctzotz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradfordsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,259 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 182, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 321, Heaviest daily rainfall 223.

Records on 3 September 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	182
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	321
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 94, daily 1,162.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

966 broken records

Margins by which the 966 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 2003

Top 20 records on 3 September 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 2003	Presa la Duquesa, MX	all-time rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2003	Boxian, CN	monthly rain	155.6 mm (6.1 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2003	Spencer, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	107 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2003	El Obeid, SD	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2003	Hardy, US	all-time rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2003	Glenville, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	106 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2003	Grantsville 1ESE, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2003	Pickens, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2003	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2003	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2003	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2003	San Juan de Aragon, MX	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2003	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2003	Burnsville Lake, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2003	Kostuckovichi, BY	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2003	Elizabeth, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2003	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2003	Ibiza/Escodola, ES	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2003	Salisbury, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2003	Dailey 1 SE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 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

1811 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2003. 2003 had 1,259 records.

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

Records on 09-03 in each year
Year	Records
1811	1
1823	1
1835	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	1
1856	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1880	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	1
1897	3
1898	8
1899	1
1900	3
1901	3
1902	3
1903	4
1904	12
1905	22
1906	14
1907	13
1908	10
1909	22
1910	28
1911	87
1912	76
1913	21
1914	14
1915	20
1916	32
1917	20
1918	135
1919	68
1920	65
1921	116
1922	51
1923	134
1924	189
1925	290
1926	225
1927	67
1928	302
1929	431
1930	120
1931	429
1932	411
1933	270
1934	587
1935	453
1936	342
1937	774
1938	336
1939	656
1940	213
1941	406
1942	451
1943	286
1944	282
1945	404
1946	524
1947	1,515
1948	453
1949	281
1950	654
1951	455
1952	823
1953	846
1954	350
1955	492
1956	482
1957	315
1958	539
1959	380
1960	462
1961	996
1962	415
1963	295
1964	422
1965	472
1966	387
1967	901
1968	378
1969	516
1970	566
1971	570
1972	691
1973	766
1974	2,122
1975	530
1976	795
1977	542
1978	635
1979	755
1980	517
1981	518
1982	699
1983	947
1984	838
1985	983
1986	735
1987	666
1988	1,224
1989	723
1990	773
1991	782
1992	1,127
1993	1,226
1994	1,249
1995	1,409
1996	683
1997	1,274
1998	1,333
1999	1,520
2000	1,722
2001	799
2002	605
2003	1,259
2004	704
2005	727
2006	1,512
2007	1,032
2008	1,183
2009	801
2010	1,204
2011	1,252
2012	944
2013	694
2014	535
2015	760
2016	833
2017	1,122
2018	680
2019	644
2020	756
2021	493
2022	1,587
2023	969
2024	851
2025	533
2026	1,240

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Data for records on 2003-09-03: 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 20	910
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1