Weather Records on 7 October 2003

1,364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 2003. Highest significance: Ciudad Guzman (Obs), MX.

Key Facts for 7 October 2003

On 7 October 2003, 1,364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
553 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 97 monthly and 1,266 daily.
Ciudad Guzman (Obs) set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 7 October 2003.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,364 stations

1,364 station records on 7 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ciudad Guzman (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rylsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sortavala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trubcevsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maksatiha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Druzhba	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Punkaharju Laukansaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rautjarvi Simpele Kangaskoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kerimaki Rauvanniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enonkoski Simanala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chechersk-In-Gomel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Savonlinna Laukansaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Nogal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ostaskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tver	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Outokumpu Viuruniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Staritsa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkeli Rantakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mainhardt-Ziegelbronn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tihvin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heinavesi Palokki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mexcaltitan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruokolahti Kotalahti Sipinen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tohmajarvi Kemie	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shors	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Priluky	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Outokumpu Maljasalmi Voutilain	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bologoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Pujal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asikkala Pulkkilanharju-1	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkeli Anttola Pihlajasalo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belogorka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Romny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raakkyla Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lieksa Lampela	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido San Miguel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miehikkala Hauhia	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sulkava Halttula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sumy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Outokumpu Sysmankyla Suvisrant	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Mesilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joensuu Pyhaselka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,364 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 356, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 629, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	356
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	629
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 97, daily 1,266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,099 broken records

Margins by which the 1,099 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 146.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 2003

Top 20 records on 7 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 2003	Ciudad Guzman (Obs), MX	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2003	Rylsk, RU	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Sortavala, RU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Trubcevsk, RU	monthly rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Maksatiha, RU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Druzhba, UA	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Punkaharju Laukansaari, FI	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Rautjarvi Simpele Kangaskoski, FI	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Kerimaki Rauvanniemi, FI	monthly rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Enonkoski Simanala, FI	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Chechersk-In-Gomel, BY	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Savonlinna Laukansaari, FI	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	El Nogal, MX	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Nizhyn, UA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Yabba Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Balasore, IN	daily rain	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Ostaskov, RU	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Tver, RU	all-time rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Outokumpu Viuruniemi, FI	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2003	Staritsa, RU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 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 1,364 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,031
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2