Weather Records on 26 October 2003

1,271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 2003. Highest significance: Beaufort, AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 2003

On 26 October 2003, 1,271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
548 were record highs and 389 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,240 daily.
Beaufort set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 26 October 2003.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,271 stations

1,271 station records on 26 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Las Alazanas (Smn	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Arista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Uvalle	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leba	Poland	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Grito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Paso de Tablas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kandos Cement Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kuring-Gai (Ledora Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dzitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,271 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 304, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 315, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 26 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	304
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	315
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 26 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 1,240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,032 broken records

Margins by which the 1,032 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 2003

Top 20 records on 26 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 2003	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2003	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Pixoyal (Smn), MX	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Ft Davis, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Marathon, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Berowra (Goodwyn Road), AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Jimenez (Smn), MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Dresden, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	San Antonio Las Alazanas (Smn, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Villa de Arista, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Zaragoza, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Los Uvalle, MX	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Leba, PL	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	De Sabla, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Turlock #2, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	De Sabla, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Herefoss, NO	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2003	Willows 6 W, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 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

1816 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 2003. 2003 had 1,271 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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 10	914
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	29
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	8
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2