Weather Records on 16 April 2003

1,166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 2003. Highest significance: Collegeville St John's, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 2003

On 16 April 2003, 1,166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
732 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,120 daily.
Collegeville St John's set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 16 April 2003.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,166 stations

1,166 station records on 16 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
U of Mn St Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Menomonie	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luck	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Willow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kosch-Agach	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,166 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 471, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	471
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 45, daily 1,120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

965 broken records

Margins by which the 965 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 2003

Top 20 records on 16 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 2003	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2003	St Cloud Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2003	New London, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2003	Tyler, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2003	Weyerhaeuser 1N, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2003	U of Mn St Paul, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	Ellsworth 1E, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	Farmington 3NW, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	Murdo, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	Spring Valley, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	New Hope, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	Menomonie, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	Tiree, GB	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	Midland, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	Sisseton, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily low min	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2003	Cedar, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	44 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

1794 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 1,166 records.

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

Records on 04-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	2
1809	1
1816	1
1823	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1852	2
1853	2
1855	1
1858	2
1862	2
1865	4
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1880	5
1883	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1896	4
1897	1
1898	1
1899	14
1900	7
1901	4
1902	5
1903	6
1904	48
1905	15
1906	12
1907	25
1908	31
1909	6
1910	31
1911	11
1912	24
1913	35
1914	43
1915	16
1916	17
1917	50
1918	36
1919	53
1920	88
1921	73
1922	75
1923	72
1924	131
1925	141
1926	325
1927	245
1928	506
1929	269
1930	229
1931	322
1932	344
1933	379
1934	385
1935	608
1936	272
1937	252
1938	573
1939	499
1940	243
1941	438
1942	645
1943	716
1944	322
1945	732
1946	378
1947	877
1948	386
1949	346
1950	492
1951	542
1952	323
1953	681
1954	488
1955	377
1956	515
1957	335
1958	730
1959	360
1960	478
1961	938
1962	737
1963	827
1964	679
1965	575
1966	425
1967	1,027
1968	448
1969	1,171
1970	511
1971	779
1972	850
1973	974
1974	291
1975	559
1976	2,099
1977	831
1978	669
1979	573
1980	596
1981	779
1982	934
1983	1,174
1984	712
1985	642
1986	1,041
1987	735
1988	1,077
1989	676
1990	964
1991	448
1992	898
1993	1,067
1994	928
1995	937
1996	924
1997	699
1998	2,069
1999	1,330
2000	1,052
2001	741
2002	2,494
2003	1,166
2004	609
2005	504
2006	1,423
2007	1,788
2008	889
2009	854
2010	634
2011	1,279
2012	1,015
2013	1,372
2014	1,436
2015	574
2016	742
2017	441
2018	2,238
2019	413
2020	867
2021	580
2022	994
2023	708
2024	746
2025	802
2026	1,065

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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 20	915
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1