Weather Records on 11 October 2003

1,191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 2003. Highest significance: Cerralvo (Dge), MX.

Key Facts for 11 October 2003

On 11 October 2003, 1,191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
664 were record highs and 285 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 103 monthly and 1,087 daily.
Cerralvo (Dge) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 196.9 mm (7.8 in) on 11 October 2003.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,191 stations

1,191 station records on 11 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lampazos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tianjin	China	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Huimin	China	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heron Island Res STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leting	China	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beijing	China	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
General Cepeda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sardinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Mainero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yingkou	China	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zhengzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido San Miguel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shenyang	China	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hollola Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zhumadian	China	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetsk	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Salada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Enramadas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bachu	China	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panther Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anyang	China	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boxian	China	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altai	Mongolia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Metairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,191 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 425, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 242.

Records on 11 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	425
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 103, daily 1,087.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

861 broken records

Margins by which the 861 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 2003

Top 20 records on 11 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 2003	Cerralvo (Dge), MX	monthly rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2003	Chengde, CN	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2003	Lampazos (Smn), MX	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2003	Tianjin, CN	monthly rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Huimin, CN	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Heron Island Res STN, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Aliceville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Leting, CN	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	monthly high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Beijing, CN	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	General Cepeda, MX	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Sardinas, MX	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Anahuac, MX	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Arcadia, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Villa Mainero, MX	monthly rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Irkutsk, RU	daily low min	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Arnold, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Newport, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2003	Yingkou, CN	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 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 1,191 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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 20	814
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1