Weather Records on 22 September 2003

1,472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 2003. Highest significance: Booneville, US.

Key Facts for 22 September 2003

On 22 September 2003, 1,472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
826 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,390 daily.
Booneville set a daily record precipitation of 104.4 mm (4.1 in) on 22 September 2003.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

1,472 stations

1,472 station records on 22 September 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	322.8 mm (12.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gordalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grovelsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Ignacio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
San Javier	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sardis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Juanico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vallbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	258.8 mm (10.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jonsberg Landbruksskole	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Klocka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Water Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	359.9 mm (14.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hunge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rissna_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Linnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwood 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,472 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 568, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 486.

Records on 22 September 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	568
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	486
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 2003 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 77, daily 1,390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,236 broken records

Margins by which the 1,236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 302.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 2003

Top 20 records on 22 September 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 2003	Booneville, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2003	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2003	San Jose del Cabo, MX	daily rain	322.8 mm (12.7 in)	293.8 mm (11.6 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2003	Highlands, US	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	104 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2003	El Rosarito, MX	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2003	Todos Santos (Dge), MX	daily rain	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2003	Abjorsbraten, NO	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2003	Water Valley, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2003	Sewanee, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2003	Gordalen, SE	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2003	Grovelsjon, SE	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2003	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2003	Mammoth Cave, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2003	Lunner, NO	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2003	San Ignacio, MX	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2003	Glasgow, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2003	San Javier, MX	daily rain	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2003	Sardis Dam, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2003	San Juanico, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2003	Vallbo, SE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	56 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

1793 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 1,472 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

Download the Data

Data for records on 2003-09-22: 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 50	1,204
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1