Weather Records on 9 October 2003

1,386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 2003. Highest significance: Crescent 5WSW, US.

Key Facts for 9 October 2003

On 9 October 2003, 1,386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
842 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,318 daily.
Crescent 5WSW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 142.5 mm (5.6 in) on 9 October 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,386 stations

1,386 station records on 9 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Uakit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mogilev	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chechersk-In-Gomel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Boquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Rvr McAf	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zhlobin	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beregovo	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Senno	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tixtla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Proctor Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxthoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wingate	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vitebsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orsha	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klichev	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,386 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 363, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 479, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 9 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	363
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	479
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 9 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 68, daily 1,318.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,057 broken records

Margins by which the 1,057 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 2003

Top 20 records on 9 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 2003	Crescent 5WSW, US	monthly rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2003	Gatesville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2003	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2003	Uakit, RU	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2003	Augusta, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2003	Mogilev, BY	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Sedgwick, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Marshall, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Uman, UA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Krasnaja_Gora, RU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Chechersk-In-Gomel, BY	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Old Faithful, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Sotchi, RU	monthly high max	32.1 C (89.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Caldwell, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Cushing, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Newton, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Milan 1NW, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2003	Watonga, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	48 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

1793 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 1,386 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 October 2003
Margin	Records
0 to 20	988
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2