Weather Records on 25 September 2003

758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 2003. Highest significance: Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU.

Key Facts for 25 September 2003

On 25 September 2003, 758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
431 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 730 daily.
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre set a daily record precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 25 September 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

758 stations

758 station records on 25 September 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 September 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Teocuitatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Svinoy Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hildre	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Red	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orskog	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Manchon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fiskabygd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brusdalsvatn II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saebo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keshan	China	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Arriaga (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pyengana (Forest Lodge Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamay	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Prieto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chietla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Opaeula 870	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fern Tree (Grays Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tixtla (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Real de Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chino Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centro Experimental W-75	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

758 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 25 September 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 25 September 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 2003

Top 20 records on 25 September 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 2003	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Nenjiang, CN	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Teocuitatlan, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Svinoy Fyr, NO	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Oak Creek Lake, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Vigra, NO	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Stadlandet, NO	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Santa Fe, MX	all-time rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Norddal, NO	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Hildre, NO	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Orlando Intl AP, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Malvern, GB	daily low min	2.3 C (36.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	La Red, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Orskog, NO	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2003	Poncitlan, MX	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	58 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

1825 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2003. 2003 had 758 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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Data for records on 2003-09-25: 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	502
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1