Weather Records on 31 December 2003

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 2003. Highest significance: Steele 4N, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 2003

On 31 December 2003, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 502 daily.
Steele 4N set a daily record snowfall of 24.1 cm (9.5 in) on 31 December 2003.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 31 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sykeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 35 S	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Epenarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groveland Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 35 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanhuato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cucurpe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fortuna 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halepohaku 111	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ardtalnaig	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patrocinio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Felix Gomez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Larrimah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 31 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 31 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 502.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 2003

Top 20 records on 31 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2003	Steele 4N, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2003	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2003	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Wahiawa 930, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	W Lawai 931, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Ada, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Sykeston, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Malta 35 S, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Brydeswood STN 985, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Paisley, GB	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Trident, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Condon, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Millinocket, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Ely AP, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Epenarra, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Beulah, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Katherine Research Farm, AU	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2003	Groveland Rs, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	44 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 523 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 100	403
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1