Weather Records on 3 April 2003

971 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 2003. Highest significance: Sheaville 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 2003

On 3 April 2003, 971 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
434 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 944 daily.
Sheaville 1 SE set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 3 April 2003.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

971 stations

971 station records on 3 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dewey	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baksjonaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Ind Park 702.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

971 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 215, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 3 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	215
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 3 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 944.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

726 broken records

Margins by which the 726 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 2003

Top 20 records on 3 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 2003	Sheaville 1 SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2003	Dewey, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2003	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Mohall, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Ft Ross, US	monthly low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Palizada, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Alpine, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Smiths Basin, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Valentine, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Abilene, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Minneapolis, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Baksjonaset, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Hampton, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Emmetsburg, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Smiths Basin, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2003	Antelope 6 SSW, US	monthly low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66 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 971 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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Data for records on 2003-04-03: 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 50	698
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1