Weather Records on 29 September 2003

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 2003. Highest significance: Ft Kent, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 2003

On 29 September 2003, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
485 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 887 daily.
Ft Kent set an all-time record daily precipitation of 122.4 mm (4.8 in) on 29 September 2003.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

924 stations

924 station records on 29 September 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Theda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Terrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Juan Rodriguez Clara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balagansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Annette AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tulun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Suhokumsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aasiaat	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Comondu	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centro Experimental W-75	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 279, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 September 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	279
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 September 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 887.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

673 broken records

Margins by which the 673 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 2003

Top 20 records on 29 September 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 2003	Ft Kent, US	all-time rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2003	Millinocket, US	all-time rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2003	Northville, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Theda, AU	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Huntington Lake, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Terrerillos, MX	daily rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Juan Rodriguez Clara, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Balagansk, RU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Sitka AP, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Annette AP, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Tulun, RU	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Kilauea 1134, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Juzhno-Suhokumsk, RU	all-time rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Orleans, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Anderson 1 N, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Yakutat AP, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Luna Rs, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Castle Dale, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2003	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	100 years	42 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

1836 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 2003. 2003 had 924 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 2003-09-29: 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	653
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1