Weather Records on 24 October 2003

1,934 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 2003. Highest significance: Vanersborg, SE.

Key Facts for 24 October 2003

On 24 October 2003, 1,934 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
755 were record highs and 929 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 233 monthly and 1,701 daily.
Vanersborg set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -11.9 C (10.6 F) on 24 October 2003.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,934 stations

1,934 station records on 24 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,934 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 572, Lowest daily maximum 449, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 480, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 110.

Records on 24 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	572
Lowest daily maximum	449
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	480
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	110

Records on 24 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 233, daily 1,701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,632 broken records

Margins by which the 1,632 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 2003

Top 20 records on 24 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 2003	Vanersborg, SE	monthly low min	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	117 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	monthly low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Kleve, DE	monthly low max	1.6 C (34.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	monthly low max	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Qaqortoq, GL	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	monthly low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Herefoss, NO	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Ruhnu, LV	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Hua Hin, TH	monthly rain	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Ness City, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	monthly low max	1.2 C (34.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Ohotsk, RU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Elizabeth, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Flagler 1S, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Gardiner, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	88 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

1802 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2003. 2003 had 1,934 records.

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

Records on 10-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1840	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1866	2
1869	2
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	1
1880	7
1881	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	3
1897	1
1898	6
1899	3
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	6
1904	13
1905	22
1906	30
1907	11
1908	26
1909	13
1910	8
1911	23
1912	37
1913	85
1914	12
1915	43
1916	29
1917	145
1918	27
1919	48
1920	273
1921	54
1922	193
1923	169
1924	94
1925	258
1926	268
1927	308
1928	66
1929	200
1930	420
1931	351
1932	334
1933	256
1934	535
1935	343
1936	223
1937	588
1938	686
1939	776
1940	406
1941	304
1942	299
1943	369
1944	313
1945	549
1946	427
1947	427
1948	215
1949	624
1950	314
1951	546
1952	409
1953	244
1954	538
1955	460
1956	581
1957	673
1958	316
1959	885
1960	378
1961	228
1962	346
1963	1,397
1964	469
1965	387
1966	515
1967	273
1968	206
1969	1,115
1970	594
1971	794
1972	464
1973	558
1974	537
1975	2,018
1976	730
1977	469
1978	594
1979	683
1980	826
1981	1,920
1982	838
1983	662
1984	1,000
1985	902
1986	506
1987	674
1988	512
1989	1,182
1990	594
1991	1,380
1992	1,169
1993	602
1994	594
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,400
1998	1,238
1999	1,374
2000	1,514
2001	1,769
2002	2,094
2003	1,934
2004	1,300
2005	973
2006	1,709
2007	1,631
2008	808
2009	870
2010	1,037
2011	658
2012	1,027
2013	497
2014	883
2015	528
2016	622
2017	858
2018	442
2019	761
2020	1,993
2021	588
2022	1,412
2023	682
2024	783
2025	286

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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 20	1,576
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1