Weather Records on 6 October 2003

817 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 2003. Highest significance: Abu Hamed, SD.

Key Facts for 6 October 2003

On 6 October 2003, 817 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 785 daily.
Abu Hamed set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 6 October 2003.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

817 stations

817 station records on 6 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Salada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coquimatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuauhtemoc (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birzai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tecoman (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Svatove	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Callejones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Naranjal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penang Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Salitre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mosnov	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Ortices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laukuva	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Guzman (Obs)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turicato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Desembocada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Kelgoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lazdijai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

817 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 6 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 6 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 785.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 231.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 2003

Top 20 records on 6 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 2003	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	La Salada, MX	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Erfde, DE	monthly rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Madrid, MX	daily rain	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Armeria, MX	daily rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Lysa Hora, CZ	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Coquimatlan, MX	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Cuauhtemoc (Dge), MX	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Birzai, LT	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Tecoman (Dge), MX	daily rain	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Cuautitlan, MX	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Svatove, UA	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Callejones, MX	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Las Flores, MX	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Naranjal, MX	daily rain	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Feodosiia, UA	daily high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Finca Ocotlan, MX	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Cajon de Pea, MX	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 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

1802 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2003. 2003 had 817 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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Data for records on 2003-10-06: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	598
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1