Weather Records on 10 September 2003

1,149 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 September 2003. Highest significance: Cortez, US.

Key Facts for 10 September 2003

On 10 September 2003, 1,149 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
441 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,089 daily.
Cortez set an all-time record daily precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 10 September 2003.
Across 166 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,149 stations

1,149 station records on 10 September 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 September 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cortez	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Natural Bridges Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ouray	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wolfsburg (Sudwest)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hays	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Braunschweig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wunstorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Reeder	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minneota	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lindrith 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Luchow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Louisefred	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Abiquiu Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Halliday	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,149 records

Records set or tied on 10 September 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 449, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 10 September 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	449
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 10 September 2003 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 51, daily 1,089.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

936 broken records

Margins by which the 936 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 September 2003

Top 20 records on 10 September 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 2003	Cortez, US	all-time rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	77 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Natural Bridges Nm, US	all-time rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	monthly rain	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Ouray, US	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Wolfsburg (Sudwest), DE	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Hays, US	all-time rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Braunschweig, DE	monthly rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Marshall, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Wunstorf, DE	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Flandreau, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Reeder, US	all-time rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Rugby, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Bison, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	White Lake, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US	monthly rain	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Wayne, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2003	Red Rvr, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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

1812 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2003. 2003 had 1,149 records.

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

Records on 09-10 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1818	1
1838	2
1841	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1850	2
1854	3
1857	1
1858	1
1865	5
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	7
1898	4
1899	10
1901	1
1902	10
1903	13
1904	5
1905	7
1906	23
1907	15
1908	15
1909	25
1910	26
1911	8
1912	62
1913	24
1914	43
1915	53
1916	15
1917	79
1918	33
1919	42
1920	132
1921	207
1922	78
1923	38
1924	335
1925	197
1926	68
1927	262
1928	109
1929	282
1930	161
1931	724
1932	258
1933	333
1934	247
1935	478
1936	336
1937	376
1938	369
1939	386
1940	410
1941	389
1942	271
1943	352
1944	470
1945	334
1946	295
1947	534
1948	432
1949	793
1950	394
1951	344
1952	476
1953	250
1954	271
1955	376
1956	834
1957	332
1958	435
1959	670
1960	376
1961	459
1962	798
1963	384
1964	710
1965	355
1966	330
1967	512
1968	846
1969	635
1970	582
1971	400
1972	477
1973	559
1974	522
1975	528
1976	1,041
1977	391
1978	883
1979	563
1980	716
1981	629
1982	687
1983	1,329
1984	824
1985	1,140
1986	960
1987	574
1988	783
1989	1,098
1990	782
1991	827
1992	745
1993	936
1994	816
1995	643
1996	1,003
1997	829
1998	1,832
1999	1,068
2000	1,088
2001	1,129
2002	1,298
2003	1,149
2004	652
2005	1,173
2006	1,110
2007	866
2008	975
2009	636
2010	1,273
2011	1,235
2012	793
2013	1,198
2014	894
2015	789
2016	1,085
2017	674
2018	1,030
2019	816
2020	2,105
2021	1,311
2022	633
2023	1,114
2024	933
2025	583
2026	832

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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	847
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1