Weather Records on 9 April 2003

1,781 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 2003. Highest significance: Misantla, MX.

Key Facts for 9 April 2003

On 9 April 2003, 1,781 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 1,094 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 1,685 daily.
Misantla set a daily record precipitation of 129.8 mm (5.1 in) on 9 April 2003.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,781 stations

1,781 station records on 9 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ristna	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Overum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Svinhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mexicalcingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen-Ayle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,781 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 601, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 493, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 9 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	601
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	493
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 9 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 96, daily 1,685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,409 broken records

Margins by which the 1,409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 2003

Top 20 records on 9 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 2003	Misantla, MX	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 April 2003	Eyre, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 April 2003	Ristna, EE	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Overum, SE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Toluca (Dge), MX	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Hohenwald, US	monthly low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Svinhult_D, SE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Northwood, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Tekamah, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	138 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Cherokee, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Wittenoom, AU	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Akron, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	Greenup Locks & Dam, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2003	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	45 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

1793 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 1,781 records.

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

Records on 04-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1800	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	2
1815	1
1818	1
1839	1
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	2
1869	1
1871	2
1873	1
1877	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	8
1903	12
1904	15
1905	21
1906	20
1907	21
1908	28
1909	25
1910	19
1911	21
1912	51
1913	16
1914	41
1915	89
1916	85
1917	105
1918	29
1919	67
1920	56
1921	114
1922	140
1923	79
1924	353
1925	129
1926	83
1927	260
1928	395
1929	402
1930	430
1931	193
1932	119
1933	320
1934	310
1935	398
1936	151
1937	172
1938	378
1939	282
1940	214
1941	297
1942	432
1943	752
1944	564
1945	1,055
1946	335
1947	174
1948	365
1949	179
1950	750
1951	304
1952	578
1953	638
1954	239
1955	484
1956	371
1957	502
1958	294
1959	634
1960	623
1961	879
1962	344
1963	390
1964	645
1965	651
1966	466
1967	743
1968	669
1969	898
1970	489
1971	576
1972	1,200
1973	1,695
1974	972
1975	968
1976	347
1977	1,693
1978	921
1979	855
1980	911
1981	785
1982	1,923
1983	1,170
1984	904
1985	1,424
1986	620
1987	604
1988	737
1989	1,402
1990	888
1991	1,545
1992	641
1993	687
1994	511
1995	1,296
1996	1,547
1997	2,686
1998	1,018
1999	1,848
2000	997
2001	1,947
2002	590
2003	1,781
2004	572
2005	998
2006	603
2007	1,412
2008	1,029
2009	802
2010	652
2011	1,480
2012	640
2013	1,245
2014	592
2015	664
2016	974
2017	759
2018	1,306
2019	716
2020	916
2021	642
2022	574
2023	512
2024	1,093
2025	530
2026	517

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,372
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1