Weather Records on 23 October 2003

1,952 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2003. Highest significance: Herefoss, NO.

Key Facts for 23 October 2003

On 23 October 2003, 1,952 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,103 were record highs and 721 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,901 daily.
Herefoss set a daily record snow depth of 19.0 cm (7.5 in) on 23 October 2003.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,952 stations

1,952 station records on 23 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,952 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 886, Lowest daily maximum 474, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 247, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 23 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	886
Lowest daily maximum	474
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	247
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 23 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 48, daily 1,901.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,615 broken records

Margins by which the 1,615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2003

Top 20 records on 23 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2003	Herefoss, NO	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	81 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2003	Sarajevo, BA	all-time rain	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2003	Indore, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Ohotsk, RU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Orebro, SE	monthly low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Stockholm, SE	daily low max	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low max	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	150 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Miami, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Grace, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Schierke, DE	daily low max	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Falun, SE	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Orebro, SE	daily low max	1.2 C (34.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Indio Fire STN, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Salida, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2003	Silverton, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	42 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

1795 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 1,952 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 25	1,576
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1