Weather Records on 6 April 2003

1,339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 2003. Highest significance: Greeley, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 2003

On 6 April 2003, 1,339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
356 were record highs and 558 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,280 daily.
Greeley set a monthly record daily snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 6 April 2003.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,339 stations

1,339 station records on 6 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nyzhniohirsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wayjo Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Myoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeshov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Telixtlahuaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carpenter 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haynesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa del Valle	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,339 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 336, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 140, Deepest snow cover 94.

Records on 6 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	336
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	140
Deepest snow cover	94

Records on 6 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 52, daily 1,280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,000 broken records

Margins by which the 1,000 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 2003

Top 20 records on 6 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 2003	Greeley, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	93 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 April 2003	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	103 years	79 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2003	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2003	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2003	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2003	Genoa 2 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2003	Livingston, US	daily rain	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2003	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2003	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2003	Nyzhniohirsk, UA	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2003	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2003	Wallace 2W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2003	Wayjo Park, AU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2003	Hastings 4N, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2003	Camballin, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2003	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2003	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2003	Aurora, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2003	Oconto, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	51 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

1808 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2003. 2003 had 1,339 records.

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

Records on 04-06 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1809	2
1815	1
1839	2
1841	1
1848	1
1851	1
1853	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1874	1
1881	5
1883	1
1884	1
1886	6
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	3
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	16
1905	18
1906	8
1907	21
1908	11
1909	43
1910	59
1911	59
1912	49
1913	101
1914	32
1915	25
1916	43
1917	120
1918	68
1919	65
1920	57
1921	229
1922	96
1923	96
1924	91
1925	73
1926	442
1927	80
1928	398
1929	959
1930	265
1931	248
1932	257
1933	499
1934	211
1935	460
1936	911
1937	301
1938	637
1939	611
1940	257
1941	205
1942	413
1943	510
1944	369
1945	303
1946	312
1947	411
1948	417
1949	316
1950	664
1951	559
1952	492
1953	261
1954	789
1955	342
1956	360
1957	330
1958	507
1959	551
1960	718
1961	382
1962	456
1963	551
1964	558
1965	524
1966	390
1967	671
1968	507
1969	504
1970	525
1971	691
1972	772
1973	449
1974	580
1975	1,188
1976	356
1977	838
1978	654
1979	1,233
1980	520
1981	388
1982	3,186
1983	1,454
1984	578
1985	856
1986	654
1987	1,120
1988	1,273
1989	1,396
1990	856
1991	1,939
1992	952
1993	721
1994	1,124
1995	973
1996	1,054
1997	1,870
1998	860
1999	1,703
2000	714
2001	1,172
2002	778
2003	1,339
2004	669
2005	818
2006	1,131
2007	1,328
2008	803
2009	885
2010	1,352
2011	841
2012	675
2013	595
2014	518
2015	396
2016	920
2017	490
2018	1,069
2019	397
2020	608
2021	948
2022	854
2023	1,598
2024	1,706
2025	1,034
2026	600

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Data for records on 2003-04-06: 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 2026-10-16 (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	891
50 to 100	73
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1