Weather Records on 27 October 2003

1,669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 2003. Highest significance: Walterboro 1 SW, US.

Key Facts for 27 October 2003

On 27 October 2003, 1,669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
663 were record highs and 584 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,611 daily.
Walterboro 1 SW set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 27 October 2003.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,669 stations

1,669 station records on 27 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bokerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Gully Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zumpango del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Comitan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pastora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
High Point Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aquespala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juan Aldama	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ballantine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,669 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 336, Lowest daily maximum 233, Highest daily minimum 327, Lowest daily minimum 351, Heaviest daily rainfall 397, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 27 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	336
Lowest daily maximum	233
Highest daily minimum	327
Lowest daily minimum	351
Heaviest daily rainfall	397
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 27 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 56, daily 1,611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,396 broken records

Margins by which the 1,396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 2003

Top 20 records on 27 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 2003	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	85 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2003	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2003	Stevenson Dam, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	109 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Deeside, AU	monthly rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Bokerup, AU	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Rutland, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Yerevan, AM	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Turkmen-Bashi, TM	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Rocky Gully Town, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Norcross, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Pittsfield Muni AP, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Billings Wtp, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Ashland, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Mt Washington, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Zumpango del Rio, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	New Park, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2003	Comitan (Dge), MX	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	49 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 1,669 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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	1,330
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3