Weather Records on 12 October 2003

1,043 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 2003. Highest significance: Kashi, CN.

Key Facts for 12 October 2003

On 12 October 2003, 1,043 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
581 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 948 daily.
Kashi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.2 mm (1.4 in) on 12 October 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,043 stations

1,043 station records on 12 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kashi	China	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ganyu	China	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tanzabaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hirvensalmi Hameenmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Pablo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Prieto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panuco de Coronado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Palote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xicatlacotla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco del Mezquital	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Margaritas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qinzhou	China	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vaike-Maarja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lahti Laune	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hollola Toivola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vicente Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,043 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 384, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 234.

Records on 12 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	384
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 94, daily 948.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 2003

Top 20 records on 12 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2003	Kashi, CN	monthly rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2003	Zapata 1 S, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2003	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Carrizo Springs 3S, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	San Fernando, MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Fowlerton, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Ganyu, CN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Tanzabaca, MX	daily rain	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Hebbronville, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Makaweli 965, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Hirvensalmi Hameenmaki, FI	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	McCook, US	all-time rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	Nhill, AU	daily low min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2003	San Pablo, MX	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	41 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

1805 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2003. 2003 had 1,043 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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	721
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2