Weather Records on 13 April 2003

1,245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 2003. Highest significance: Tahoe City, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 2003

On 13 April 2003, 1,245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
684 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,215 daily.
Tahoe City set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 13 April 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,245 stations

1,245 station records on 13 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Craiova	Romania	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inverway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosiori de Vede	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Twins Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Los Prietos Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Markleeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clearlake 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Twitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windrush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,245 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 404, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 430, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 13 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	404
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 13 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 1,215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,039 broken records

Margins by which the 1,039 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 2003

Top 20 records on 13 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 2003	Tahoe City, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2003	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2003	Meander, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2003	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2003	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2003	Carson City, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2003	Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2003	Tahoe City, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2003	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2003	Mineral, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2003	Glenbrook, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2003	Springvale, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2003	Waterford (Tycor), IE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2003	Craiova, RO	monthly rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2003	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2003	Canyon Dam, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2003	Yellanup, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2003	Inverway, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2003	Rosiori de Vede, RO	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	52 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

1798 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2003. 2003 had 1,245 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	511
2017	454
2018	913
2019	736
2020	2,050
2021	465
2022	2,172
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	850

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,016
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1