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Weather Records on 4 April 1903

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1903. Highest significance: Truro, CA.

Key Facts for 4 April 1903

  • On 4 April 1903, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Truro set a daily record high minimum temperature of 10.0 C (50.0 F) on 4 April 1903.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 4 April 1903 17 station records on 4 April 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 4 April 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 April 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TruroCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation14.3 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation1.7 mm (0.07 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 4 April 1903 by type Records set or tied on 4 April 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 April 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 4 April 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 April 1903 by timescale Records on 4 April 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 April 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16.
Records on 4 April 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 April 1903 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.7. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 42 to 4: 44 to 6: 66 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 April 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 24
2 to 44
4 to 66
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1903
Top 17 records on 4 April 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 April 1903Truro, CAdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)27 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Vineland, USdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Orebro, SEdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Halifax, CAmonthly high min8.9 C (48.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Skara 1, SEdaily rain14.3 mm (0.6 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)1 year16 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Rokewood (the Meadows), AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Sydney, CAdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)2 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Halmstad, SEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Sydney, CAdaily high max13.3 C (55.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Washington, USdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Truro, CAdaily high max15.6 C (60.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain1.7 mm (0.07 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1903Chatham, CAdaily rain (Tie)15.5 mm (0.6 in)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1903
Records on 04-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1903. 1903 had 17 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11808: 11809: 11815: 21819: 11853: 11857: 11873: 11874: 21877: 21878: 11879: 31880: 21881: 31882: 11883: 11884: 11885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 11891: 11892: 61893: 21895: 21896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 41900: 71901: 121902: 21903: 171904: 61905: 231906: 71907: 91908: 201909: 151910: 481911: 551912: 251913: 311914: 131915: 521916: 651917: 361918: 371919: 271920: 891921: 2051922: 391923: 1011924: 511925: 1261926: 2061927: 2031928: 6251929: 1,3201930: 861931: 2011932: 1931933: 1671934: 6561935: 4021936: 7141937: 3441938: 2011939: 2431940: 3921941: 3531942: 5371943: 4561944: 9751945: 8061946: 4591947: 3971948: 2021949: 4581950: 1,0441951: 3521952: 3481953: 3321954: 7421955: 4481956: 4261957: 9841958: 4921959: 5241960: 7561961: 5251962: 3081963: 5861964: 6751965: 4431966: 4691967: 4381968: 6401969: 4241970: 4381971: 5601972: 6951973: 5111974: 1,3561975: 1,9811976: 3531977: 7801978: 4971979: 9841980: 6901981: 1,3931982: 1,2511983: 1,2021984: 7621985: 8651986: 8101987: 2,3171988: 1,1191989: 6681990: 8261991: 9571992: 1,2701993: 7331994: 7261995: 9351996: 6991997: 1,5381998: 9311999: 1,5752000: 1,3712001: 1,0402002: 9892003: 1,0552004: 7822005: 1,0702006: 9112007: 1,0092008: 8602009: 1,0682010: 7582011: 1,1552012: 8302013: 9382014: 7052015: 4522016: 7952017: 6032018: 1,1962019: 4072020: 9142021: 1,3412022: 1,0142023: 2,0582024: 9662025: 1,3302026: 8941794188419031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1903. 1903 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-04 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18081
18091
18152
18191
18531
18571
18731
18742
18772
18781
18793
18802
18813
18821
18831
18841
18851
18862
18871
18881
18911
18926
18932
18952
18963
18974
18987
18994
19007
190112
19022
190317
19046
190523
19067
19079
190820
190915
191048
191155
191225
191331
191413
191552
191665
191736
191837
191927
192089
1921205
192239
1923101
192451
1925126
1926206
1927203
1928625
19291,320
193086
1931201
1932193
1933167
1934656
1935402
1936714
1937344
1938201
1939243
1940392
1941353
1942537
1943456
1944975
1945806
1946459
1947397
1948202
1949458
19501,044
1951352
1952348
1953332
1954742
1955448
1956426
1957984
1958492
1959524
1960756
1961525
1962308
1963586
1964675
1965443
1966469
1967438
1968640
1969424
1970438
1971560
1972695
1973511
19741,356
19751,981
1976353
1977780
1978497
1979984
1980690
19811,393
19821,251
19831,202
1984762
1985865
1986810
19872,317
19881,119
1989668
1990826
1991957
19921,270
1993733
1994726
1995935
1996699
19971,538
1998931
19991,575
20001,371
20011,040
2002989
20031,055
2004782
20051,070
2006911
20071,009
2008860
20091,068
2010758
20111,155
2012830
2013938
2014705
2015452
2016795
2017603
20181,196
2019407
2020914
20211,341
20221,014
20232,058
2024966
20251,330
2026894

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).