Weather Records on 11 September 2003

1,022 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 September 2003. Highest significance: Bruning, US.

Key Facts for 11 September 2003

On 11 September 2003, 1,022 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
430 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 973 daily.
Bruning set a daily record precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 11 September 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

1,022 stations

1,022 station records on 11 September 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 September 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
En Nahud	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vesta	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gera-Leumnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lovewell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Howells	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Tun 2 716	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schleiz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,022 records

Records set or tied on 11 September 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 September 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 September 2003 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 44, daily 973.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

803 broken records

Margins by which the 803 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 September 2003

Top 20 records on 11 September 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 2003	Bruning, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 September 2003	Cando 1E, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 September 2003	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Erick, US	all-time rain	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Beloit, US	all-time rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	N Loup, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Ohotsk, RU	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	93 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Plauen, DE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	En Nahud, SD	all-time rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Hebron, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Mason City, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Superior, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Loup City, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	102 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Vesta, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Turtle Lake, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2003	Hickman, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	102 years	63 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

1809 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2003. 2003 had 1,022 records.

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

Records on 09-11 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1814	3
1818	1
1830	1
1836	1
1838	3
1839	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	1
1860	2
1861	1
1863	2
1865	3
1866	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	15
1903	13
1904	4
1905	5
1906	10
1907	9
1908	20
1909	12
1910	19
1911	9
1912	25
1913	22
1914	52
1915	160
1916	17
1917	88
1918	62
1919	52
1920	158
1921	52
1922	78
1923	44
1924	290
1925	260
1926	137
1927	300
1928	127
1929	206
1930	136
1931	868
1932	210
1933	276
1934	144
1935	410
1936	567
1937	324
1938	288
1939	561
1940	891
1941	210
1942	234
1943	335
1944	446
1945	341
1946	262
1947	611
1948	424
1949	450
1950	462
1951	247
1952	549
1953	392
1954	363
1955	479
1956	539
1957	470
1958	748
1959	488
1960	423
1961	524
1962	480
1963	359
1964	1,195
1965	414
1966	392
1967	478
1968	835
1969	685
1970	474
1971	464
1972	507
1973	612
1974	430
1975	644
1976	920
1977	406
1978	911
1979	596
1980	474
1981	347
1982	862
1983	1,243
1984	888
1985	844
1986	1,221
1987	595
1988	1,019
1989	1,301
1990	840
1991	843
1992	672
1993	809
1994	713
1995	619
1996	1,030
1997	808
1998	1,821
1999	1,073
2000	1,469
2001	826
2002	1,059
2003	1,022
2004	740
2005	1,163
2006	1,132
2007	947
2008	916
2009	774
2010	965
2011	1,051
2012	687
2013	1,207
2014	1,100
2015	683
2016	677
2017	916
2018	763
2019	806
2020	1,235
2021	851
2022	617
2023	1,034
2024	889
2025	917
2026	615

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Data for records on 2003-09-11: 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	685
20 to 40	75
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	1