Weather Records on 5 September 2003

860 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 2003. Highest significance: Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 2003

On 5 September 2003, 860 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
443 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 800 daily.
Ft Myers Page Fld AP set a daily record precipitation of 141.2 mm (5.6 in) on 5 September 2003.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

860 stations

860 station records on 5 September 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Pueblito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aldama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cortazar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armadillo de Los Infante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saratow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Doctor	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapantongo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Etla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Gaspar de Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hailun	China	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Julia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Endho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Comanja de Corona	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad de Graciano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usak	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Victoria (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzylorda	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Margaritas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Planta Ramos Millan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

860 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 5 September 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 2003 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 55, daily 800.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

613 broken records

Margins by which the 613 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 2003

Top 20 records on 5 September 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 2003	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Saltville 1N, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Armavir, RU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Palo Verde, MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	El Pueblito, MX	all-time rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Soledad de Doblado, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Aldama, MX	all-time rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Ajojucar, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Cortazar, MX	all-time rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Celaya (Smn), MX	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Sarajevo, BA	daily low min	3.7 C (38.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Ixmiquilpan (Smn), MX	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Armadillo de Los Infante, MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Buzau, RO	daily low min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Saratow, RU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Henshaw Dam, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	Makaweli 965, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2003	El Doctor, MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	40 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

1802 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2003. 2003 had 860 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 2003-09-05: 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	572
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1