Weather Records on 9 September 2003

786 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 2003. Highest significance: Mancos 1SW, US.

Key Facts for 9 September 2003

On 9 September 2003, 786 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
402 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 756 daily.
Mancos 1SW set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 9 September 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

786 stations

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

Weather records on 9 September 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoufimsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lybrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cucharas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Teec Nos Pos	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toketee Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro de Los Baos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Argostoli	Greece	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merida	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olney	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pavlodar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

786 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 9 September 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 2003

Top 20 records on 9 September 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 2003	Mancos 1SW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2003	Barrow AP, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2003	Perm, RU	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2003	Sioux City AP, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Norwood, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Chaco Canyon Natl Mon, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Krasnoufimsk, RU	monthly rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Lake City, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Lybrook, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Alamosa-Bergman Fld, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Flagstaff AP, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Cucharas, MX	daily rain	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	144.1 mm (5.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Kokpekty, KZ	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Ft Lewis, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Santa Rosa, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Agate 3 E, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Teec Nos Pos, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Middleburg, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Toketee Falls, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2003	Hayward Rs, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	42 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

1806 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2003. 2003 had 786 records.

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

Records on 09-09 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1836	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1883	3
1884	4
1886	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	4
1894	3
1895	7
1897	3
1898	5
1899	6
1900	1
1901	4
1902	5
1903	14
1904	9
1905	8
1906	24
1907	9
1908	5
1909	9
1910	17
1911	27
1912	48
1913	12
1914	69
1915	48
1916	16
1917	44
1918	40
1919	74
1920	145
1921	92
1922	115
1923	58
1924	232
1925	248
1926	168
1927	246
1928	108
1929	362
1930	211
1931	558
1932	302
1933	433
1934	256
1935	461
1936	297
1937	242
1938	416
1939	429
1940	294
1941	763
1942	357
1943	596
1944	719
1945	355
1946	366
1947	465
1948	307
1949	1,407
1950	426
1951	338
1952	511
1953	344
1954	283
1955	608
1956	742
1957	390
1958	419
1959	736
1960	492
1961	383
1962	847
1963	400
1964	488
1965	326
1966	366
1967	367
1968	440
1969	603
1970	584
1971	498
1972	464
1973	517
1974	689
1975	555
1976	773
1977	410
1978	702
1979	878
1980	829
1981	1,011
1982	814
1983	958
1984	1,304
1985	1,269
1986	1,026
1987	676
1988	836
1989	983
1990	762
1991	882
1992	620
1993	886
1994	892
1995	937
1996	809
1997	837
1998	1,667
1999	1,013
2000	811
2001	1,647
2002	1,355
2003	786
2004	1,603
2005	1,068
2006	917
2007	948
2008	1,161
2009	792
2010	1,049
2011	1,328
2012	681
2013	974
2014	590
2015	806
2016	1,210
2017	661
2018	876
2019	953
2020	2,579
2021	1,458
2022	1,094
2023	1,222
2024	1,146
2025	520
2026	815

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Data for records on 2003-09-09: 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 20	565
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1