Weather Records on 20 April 2003

758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 2003. Highest significance: Fowler 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 20 April 2003

On 20 April 2003, 758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
483 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 689 daily.
Fowler 1 SE set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 20 April 2003.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

758 stations

758 station records on 20 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Metztitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virgil	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethania	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan Emilio Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laxbacken	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Makkaur Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dikanas	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burdick (Diamond Springs)	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

758 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 290, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 20 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	290
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 67, daily 689.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 2003

Top 20 records on 20 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 2003	Fowler 1 SE, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2003	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2003	Ottawa, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2003	Madison, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Metztitlan, MX	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Jokkmokk, SE	monthly high max	19.2 C (66.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Lebo, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Pointe Noire, CG	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Sodankyla AWS, FI	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Lecompton, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Lagunillas, MX	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high max	16.3 C (61.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Ganca, AZ	daily low max	7.6 C (45.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2003	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	86 years	42 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

1807 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2003. 2003 had 758 records.

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

Records on 04-20 in each year
Year	Records
1807	3
1817	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	4
1854	1
1858	1
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1889	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1894	8
1895	7
1896	3
1897	6
1898	1
1899	1
1901	8
1902	3
1903	14
1904	31
1905	9
1906	12
1907	18
1908	14
1909	22
1910	25
1911	18
1912	12
1913	19
1914	46
1915	45
1916	19
1917	33
1918	42
1919	17
1920	49
1921	27
1922	40
1923	157
1924	113
1925	169
1926	310
1927	442
1928	212
1929	182
1930	87
1931	255
1932	166
1933	279
1934	384
1935	384
1936	311
1937	427
1938	339
1939	158
1940	519
1941	558
1942	223
1943	670
1944	304
1945	391
1946	395
1947	308
1948	493
1949	477
1950	329
1951	690
1952	552
1953	1,071
1954	377
1955	623
1956	384
1957	730
1958	327
1959	563
1960	472
1961	1,078
1962	487
1963	595
1964	749
1965	724
1966	1,174
1967	864
1968	975
1969	382
1970	948
1971	765
1972	531
1973	982
1974	673
1975	344
1976	661
1977	693
1978	800
1979	495
1980	1,539
1981	706
1982	906
1983	1,844
1984	922
1985	1,140
1986	770
1987	1,447
1988	1,144
1989	1,187
1990	1,495
1991	1,075
1992	1,009
1993	772
1994	756
1995	1,351
1996	970
1997	833
1998	1,490
1999	674
2000	931
2001	752
2002	1,081
2003	758
2004	567
2005	707
2006	859
2007	582
2008	1,110
2009	845
2010	693
2011	1,477
2012	726
2013	1,520
2014	384
2015	702
2016	650
2017	734
2018	1,309
2019	1,019
2020	449
2021	1,215
2022	596
2023	828
2024	673
2025	836
2026	533

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Data for records on 2003-04-20: 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 20	550
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2