Weather Records on 10 October 2003

1,518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 2003. Highest significance: McGregor, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 2003

On 10 October 2003, 1,518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
912 were record highs and 255 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,442 daily.
McGregor set a daily record precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 10 October 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,518 stations

1,518 station records on 10 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cernigov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Van Buren 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Barishevka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Myronivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Imeny_T.G.Shevchenko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pervomaisk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gayvoron	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Luis L. Leon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ozerna	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Smolensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benxi	China	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Teteriv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chornobyl	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Novomirgorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yingkou	China	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tianjin	China	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ikerasassuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tlahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotonosha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Escalon (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,518 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 306, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 606, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	306
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	606
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 75, daily 1,442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,165 broken records

Margins by which the 1,165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 2003

Top 20 records on 10 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 2003	McGregor, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2003	Cernigov, UA	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2003	Van Buren 1 NE, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2003	Thompsons 3 WSW, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2003	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2003	Barishevka, UA	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2003	Hernando, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2003	Marlin, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2003	Kiev, UA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2003	Myronivka, UA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2003	Hardy, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2003	Tecumseh 1W, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2003	Imeny_T.G.Shevchenko, UA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2003	Carville 2 SW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2003	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2003	Pervomaisk, UA	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2003	Gayvoron, UA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2003	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	140.9 mm (5.5 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2003	Luis L. Leon, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2003	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	54 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 1,518 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	1,055
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1