Weather Records on 14 October 2003

771 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 2003. Highest significance: Vicente Guerrero, MX.

Key Facts for 14 October 2003

On 14 October 2003, 771 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 748 daily.
Vicente Guerrero set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 14 October 2003.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

771 stations

771 station records on 14 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vicente Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cerritos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amealco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magiscatzin (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caopas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velazco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan Emilio Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huamuxtitlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ameca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Boca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palos Altos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Francisco Zorrilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moweaqua 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aldan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atakpane	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jaumave (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quicksand	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Apaseo El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lerma	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kacug	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

771 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 265, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 14 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	265
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 748.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

555 broken records

Margins by which the 555 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 2003

Top 20 records on 14 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 2003	Vicente Guerrero, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Rosillo, MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Cerritos, MX	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Kenton, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Princeton, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Amealco, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Magiscatzin (Dge), MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Harlan, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	E Wareham, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Sidney 1 S, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	La Concha, MX	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Caopas, MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Miyakejima, JP	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Landsborough Downs, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Francisco I. Madero, MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2003	Velazco, MX	daily high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	38 years	37 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 771 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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 10	488
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	3