Weather Records on 23 April 2003

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 2003. Highest significance: El-Golea, DZ.

Key Facts for 23 April 2003

On 23 April 2003, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 537 daily.
El-Golea set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 23 April 2003.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 23 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El-Golea	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley Unc	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vista	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mankato	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olgaing	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Angostura	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Actopan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 23 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 23 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 325.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 2003

Top 20 records on 23 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 2003	El-Golea, DZ	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	60 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2003	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Hayden, US	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Hayden, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Flomot 4 NE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Rodrigues, MU	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Laramie 2NW, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Temascalcingo, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Saratoga, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Coahuayutla, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Hayden, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Anaconda, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Pahrump 4 NW, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	N Fk Rs, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Summit, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Greeley Unc, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2003	Walden, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	38 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

1800 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2003. 2003 had 557 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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	388
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1