Weather Records on 2 April 2003

1,114 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 2003. Highest significance: Dayton 1 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 2003

On 2 April 2003, 1,114 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
591 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,075 daily.
Dayton 1 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 2 April 2003.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,114 stations

1,114 station records on 2 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shahat	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burney	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,114 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 273, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 2 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	273
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 2 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 39, daily 1,075.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

825 broken records

Margins by which the 825 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 2003

Top 20 records on 2 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 2003	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2003	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2003	Hat Creek, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Richmond Post Office, AU	monthly high min	26.6 C (79.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Tioga 1E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	monthly low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Willcox, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Chiricahua Nm, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	San Simon, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Aurora, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Ukiah, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2003	Lodgepole, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 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

1815 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2003. 2003 had 1,114 records.

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

Records on 04-02 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1819	1
1830	1
1841	1
1843	1
1848	2
1852	2
1855	2
1856	1
1872	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1897	5
1898	1
1899	5
1900	12
1901	3
1902	2
1903	12
1904	12
1905	15
1906	7
1907	20
1908	13
1909	14
1910	22
1911	40
1912	25
1913	29
1914	64
1915	28
1916	67
1917	65
1918	68
1919	52
1920	62
1921	80
1922	21
1923	105
1924	303
1925	128
1926	205
1927	226
1928	271
1929	203
1930	162
1931	474
1932	455
1933	157
1934	266
1935	449
1936	1,239
1937	142
1938	279
1939	265
1940	568
1941	276
1942	172
1943	323
1944	532
1945	1,161
1946	983
1947	373
1948	452
1949	437
1950	436
1951	307
1952	307
1953	386
1954	610
1955	311
1956	834
1957	486
1958	553
1959	1,145
1960	414
1961	701
1962	459
1963	1,391
1964	806
1965	594
1966	492
1967	809
1968	391
1969	416
1970	1,325
1971	484
1972	467
1973	647
1974	808
1975	1,679
1976	592
1977	669
1978	711
1979	780
1980	567
1981	952
1982	1,026
1983	890
1984	1,021
1985	922
1986	751
1987	941
1988	1,084
1989	1,037
1990	1,203
1991	626
1992	1,835
1993	837
1994	492
1995	649
1996	1,080
1997	952
1998	1,060
1999	1,443
2000	860
2001	810
2002	1,272
2003	1,114
2004	893
2005	1,141
2006	794
2007	968
2008	838
2009	984
2010	1,394
2011	1,419
2012	1,515
2013	706
2014	577
2015	490
2016	661
2017	622
2018	1,439
2019	695
2020	1,127
2021	1,164
2022	577
2023	671
2024	1,044
2025	1,273
2026	780

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Data for records on 2003-04-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	791
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1