Weather Records on 1 April 2003

1,366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 2003. Highest significance: Elk City 1NE, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 2003

On 1 April 2003, 1,366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
540 were record highs and 500 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 122 monthly and 1,241 daily.
Elk City 1NE set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 1 April 2003.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,366 stations

1,366 station records on 1 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guanghua	China	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Livingstone	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pozos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Topo Chico	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Zautla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,366 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 272, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 303, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 1 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	272
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	303
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 1 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 122, daily 1,241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,036 broken records

Margins by which the 1,036 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 2003

Top 20 records on 1 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 2003	Elk City 1NE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2003	Rosendal, NO	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Ely AP, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Cuernavaca, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Dixie, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Ft Lauderdale, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Old Faithful, US	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Yichang, CN	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Middleburg, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Stuart, US	monthly low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Lexington, US	monthly low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Misantla, MX	monthly low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Guanghua, CN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Warren, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Fenn Rs, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2003	Viroqua, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	42 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

1803 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2003. 2003 had 1,366 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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	1,014
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1