Weather Records on 20 October 2003

1,761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 2003. Highest significance: Seattle Tacoma AP, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 2003

On 20 October 2003, 1,761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,454 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,712 daily.
Seattle Tacoma AP set an all-time record daily precipitation of 127.5 mm (5.0 in) on 20 October 2003.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,761 stations

1,761 station records on 20 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skogfoss	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Baker Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shahat	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Poplars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Powerhouse #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mazama	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chaparaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,761 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,026, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 428, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,026
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	428
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 42, daily 1,712.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,384 broken records

Margins by which the 1,384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 2003

Top 20 records on 20 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 2003	Seattle Tacoma AP, US	all-time rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	78 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2003	Kent, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2003	Landsburg, US	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2003	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2003	Monroe, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Hoquiam Bowerman AP, US	all-time rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Skogfoss, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Bend, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Olympia AP, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Kasane, BW	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Salida, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Glasgow #2, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Powers, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Leola, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Collegeville St John's, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	127 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Imperial, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Long Prairie, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2003	Eldorado Springs, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	43 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 1,761 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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 50	1,382
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1