Weather Records on 16 October 2003

530 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2003. Highest significance: Forks 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 2003

On 16 October 2003, 530 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 511 daily.
Forks 1 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 178.6 mm (7.0 in) on 16 October 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

530 stations

530 station records on 16 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Baker Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Tutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Ayucan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhuato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velazco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grayland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wapato	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kinloss	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zacoalco de Torres	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Powerhouse #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedral	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Girona/Costa Brava	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rangeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sisters	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Etla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tapanatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whittier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Tegel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo Xonocahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

530 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2003

Top 20 records on 16 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2003	Forks 1 E, US	monthly rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2003	Old Forge, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2003	Bremerton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Upper Baker Dam, US	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Port Angeles, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Finca Chicharras, MX	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Roto (Coombie), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Elma, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Wauna 3 W, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Olympia AP, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Sunnyside, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Santiago Tutla, MX	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Jalapa, MX	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Santa Rosalia (Dge), MX	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2003	Clover Valley, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	38 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

1796 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 530 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	368
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1