Weather Records on 8 September 2003

819 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 2003. Highest significance: Wangerooge, DE.

Key Facts for 8 September 2003

On 8 September 2003, 819 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 771 daily.
Wangerooge set a daily record precipitation of 46.3 mm (1.8 in) on 8 September 2003.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

819 stations

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

Weather records on 8 September 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Delfzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Guymon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zoutkamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zeerijp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roodeschool	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Veendam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winschoten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Papenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Finsterwolde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aurich	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Essey	France	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lathen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klazienaveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warffum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Onnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vlagtwedde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emmen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dorpen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uithuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sappemeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gieterveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tours	France	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plavsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jever	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little River	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzylorda	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Undameo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kvavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

819 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 233.

Records on 8 September 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 46, daily 771.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 2003

Top 20 records on 8 September 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 2003	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 September 2003	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2003	Delfzijl, NL	all-time rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2003	Guymon, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2003	Zoutkamp, NL	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Zeerijp, NL	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Roodeschool, NL	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Veendam, NL	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Winschoten, NL	monthly rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Esperance Aero, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Papenburg, DE	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Eenrum, NL	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Eelde, NL	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	San Bartolo, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Ft Grant, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Finsterwolde, NL	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Cedar Lake, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Aurich, DE	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Essey, FR	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2003	Lathen, DE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 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

1802 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2003. 2003 had 819 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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Data for records on 2003-09-08: 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 2026-10-17 (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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 September 2003
Margin	Records
0 to 10	557
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1