Weather Records on 24 September 2003

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 2003. Highest significance: Mt Hebron Rs, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 2003

On 24 September 2003, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
521 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 826 daily.
Mt Hebron Rs set an all-time record high maximum temperature of 40.0 C (104.0 F) on 24 September 2003.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 24 September 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cirian Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelton Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendale 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walden 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ovstedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Opstveit	Norway	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nedre Vats	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Troy L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bitam	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 263, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 24 September 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	263
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 24 September 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 826.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 2003

Top 20 records on 24 September 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 2003	Mt Hebron Rs, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Cirian Grande, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Shadrinsk, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Holyoke, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Organ Pipe Cactus Nm, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Huntington Lake, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Lancaster, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Malvern, GB	daily low min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	24.7 C (76.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Austin #2, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Laurelton Ctr, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Kargopol, RU	daily high min	11.2 C (52.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Pearce - Sunsites, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Tucson Camp Ave Exp, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	P-Ranch South Place, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Prescott, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Oak Ridge Rsvr, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2003	Ferron, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 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

1803 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2003. 2003 had 863 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	589
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2