Weather Records on 8 October 2003

1,225 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 2003. Highest significance: Mountainair, US.

Key Facts for 8 October 2003

On 8 October 2003, 1,225 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
631 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,186 daily.
Mountainair set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 8 October 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,225 stations

1,225 station records on 8 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Reboly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amealco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tuulos Teuro	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Qian Gorlos	China	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hattula Lepaa-1	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Juupajoki Hyytiala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ixhuatlan del Cafe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzinskij Zapovednik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kylmakoski Jokihaavisto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orivesi Yliskyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
House	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zhangwu	China	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yaquintela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Ortices	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cardbeign	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohhot	China	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lammi Jahkola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Birraban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Great Keppel Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,225 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 370, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 423, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	370
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	423
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 1,186.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

960 broken records

Margins by which the 960 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 2003

Top 20 records on 8 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 2003	Mountainair, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2003	Artesia 6S, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2003	Reboly, RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2003	Cope Rch, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2003	Changchun, CN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Amealco, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Tuulos Teuro, FI	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Qian Gorlos, CN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Hattula Lepaa-1, FI	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Harlingen, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Presidio, US	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Canton, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Juupajoki Hyytiala, FI	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Ixhuatlan del Cafe, MX	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Sterling, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	La Concepcion, MX	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Barguzinskij Zapovednik, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Kylmakoski Jokihaavisto, FI	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Orivesi Yliskyla, FI	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2003	Orenburg, RU	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	44 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 1,225 records.

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

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

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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 2026-10-17 (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 50	954
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1