Weather Records on 1 December 2003

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 2003. Highest significance: Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR.

Key Facts for 1 December 2003

On 1 December 2003, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
368 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 585 daily.
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 182.4 mm (7.2 in) on 1 December 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

627 stations

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

Weather records on 1 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Val de Loire	France	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Dwr Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guernsey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshoye Savino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yonago	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkedra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sakai	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Burtundy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hikone	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coatepec Harinas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tottori	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tanhuato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beretania Pump STN 705	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zuni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cadege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 1 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 1 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 585.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 2003

Top 20 records on 1 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 2003	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	monthly rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	114 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 December 2003	Zakatala, AZ	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2003	Montelimar, FR	monthly rain	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2003	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2003	Soledad de Doblado, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2003	Kaneohe 838.1, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Val de Loire, FR	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Mountainair, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Biard, FR	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Newark, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Santander Cmt, ES	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Menindee Dwr Depot, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Hillston (Hunthawang), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Oaklands General Store, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Guernsey: Airport, GB	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Bowie, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2003	Kaneohe Bay MCAS, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	39 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

1797 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2003. 2003 had 627 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	471
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1