Weather Records on 19 October 2003

1,448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 2003. Highest significance: Bollerup, SE.

Key Facts for 19 October 2003

On 19 October 2003, 1,448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,242 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,426 daily.
Bollerup set a daily record precipitation of 35.5 mm (1.4 in) on 19 October 2003.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,448 stations

1,448 station records on 19 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bollerup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Skogfoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,448 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 933, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 309, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	933
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	309
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 1,426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,121 broken records

Margins by which the 1,121 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 2003

Top 20 records on 19 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 2003	Bollerup, SE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	114 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Skogfoss, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Port Townsend, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Suchiate, MX	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Alturas, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Norton 9SSE, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Masvingo, ZW	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Abilene, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Agate 3 E, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Fremont, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Minden, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Seward, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Virginia City, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Cedarville, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Healy, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Imperial, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Silverton, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Deseret, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2003	Dzaore, RU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	40 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

1806 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2003. 2003 had 1,448 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 10	1,101
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1