Weather Records on 5 October 2003

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 2003. Highest significance: Kempten, DE.

Key Facts for 5 October 2003

On 5 October 2003, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 613 daily.
Kempten set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 5 October 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 5 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Boqueron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufbeuren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Escalera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Izium	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kupiansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Los Pilares	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhuato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nis	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalac	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guemez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Traunstein-Axdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tekirdag	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waldhauser (National Park)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dinton Vale (Berrilee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 2003

Top 20 records on 5 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 2003	Kempten, DE	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2003	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	El Boqueron, MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Weihenstephan-Durnast, DE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Kaufbeuren, DE	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	La Escalera, MX	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Izium, UA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Augsburg, DE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Kupiansk, UA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Boos, DE	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	20.7 C (69.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Los Pilares, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Sitiawan, MY	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Tuscola, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2003	Izmail, UA	daily high max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	114 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

1795 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 636 records.

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

Records on 10-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1811	1
1843	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	7
1867	2
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1900	6
1901	10
1902	11
1903	10
1904	19
1905	11
1906	19
1907	13
1908	17
1909	30
1910	43
1911	10
1912	92
1913	25
1914	13
1915	25
1916	124
1917	314
1918	35
1919	42
1920	89
1921	33
1922	81
1923	87
1924	139
1925	140
1926	155
1927	79
1928	202
1929	242
1930	285
1931	284
1932	768
1933	257
1934	237
1935	910
1936	219
1937	491
1938	375
1939	269
1940	185
1941	1,072
1942	206
1943	404
1944	329
1945	234
1946	643
1947	746
1948	491
1949	562
1950	466
1951	541
1952	1,027
1953	261
1954	834
1955	771
1956	452
1957	520
1958	450
1959	629
1960	290
1961	493
1962	456
1963	605
1964	737
1965	1,160
1966	390
1967	290
1968	670
1969	603
1970	458
1971	377
1972	636
1973	335
1974	973
1975	566
1976	819
1977	382
1978	438
1979	920
1980	1,002
1981	642
1982	524
1983	1,037
1984	646
1985	781
1986	875
1987	1,081
1988	958
1989	465
1990	736
1991	1,005
1992	776
1993	1,024
1994	1,205
1995	1,705
1996	931
1997	814
1998	1,596
1999	1,276
2000	1,147
2001	771
2002	1,026
2003	636
2004	770
2005	2,003
2006	930
2007	1,609
2008	942
2009	1,756
2010	1,114
2011	1,383
2012	913
2013	1,106
2014	648
2015	644
2016	565
2017	560
2018	1,004
2019	672
2020	997
2021	887
2022	752
2023	780
2024	996
2025	716
2026	1,233

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Data for records on 2003-10-05: 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 10	428
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1