Weather Records on 27 April 2003

840 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 2003. Highest significance: Carinda Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 27 April 2003

On 27 April 2003, 840 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 255 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 804 daily.
Carinda Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 27 April 2003.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

840 stations

840 station records on 27 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kahmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Groznyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skovde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge (Delta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Buttabone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lysekil_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nordkoster A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Balowra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Backefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Havelund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hvaler	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnesbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Yappalee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Animskog	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

840 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 27 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 804.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 2003

Top 20 records on 27 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 2003	Carinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2003	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2003	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2003	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	120 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Gin Gin Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Como, AU	daily rain	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Kahmoo, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Louth (Bloxham Street), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Quambone (Carwell), AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Groznyj, RU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Skovde, SE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Northport, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Fords Bridge (Delta), AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Heden, SE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Moolboolaman, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Coolabah (Tara), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2003	Warren (Buttabone), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	48 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

1795 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 840 records.

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

Records on 04-27 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1801	1
1802	2
1812	1
1814	1
1817	3
1828	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1852	1
1853	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	2
1873	2
1874	4
1879	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	1
1888	4
1890	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	7
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1899	5
1900	4
1901	3
1903	5
1904	11
1905	16
1906	13
1907	31
1908	27
1909	51
1910	8
1911	37
1912	5
1913	73
1914	19
1915	77
1916	36
1917	47
1918	55
1919	69
1920	44
1921	71
1922	151
1923	110
1924	103
1925	113
1926	287
1927	114
1928	404
1929	71
1930	80
1931	454
1932	331
1933	328
1934	275
1935	227
1936	97
1937	377
1938	467
1939	212
1940	268
1941	361
1942	569
1943	374
1944	214
1945	476
1946	512
1947	373
1948	535
1949	516
1950	617
1951	409
1952	722
1953	651
1954	875
1955	937
1956	685
1957	552
1958	461
1959	470
1960	684
1961	313
1962	741
1963	768
1964	711
1965	568
1966	1,282
1967	733
1968	372
1969	543
1970	1,142
1971	758
1972	645
1973	1,188
1974	926
1975	820
1976	810
1977	801
1978	694
1979	758
1980	706
1981	1,148
1982	685
1983	921
1984	1,754
1985	1,141
1986	1,225
1987	1,482
1988	893
1989	1,320
1990	1,321
1991	1,028
1992	2,163
1993	1,285
1994	1,614
1995	806
1996	1,034
1997	1,588
1998	872
1999	544
2000	1,171
2001	1,138
2002	1,024
2003	840
2004	937
2005	675
2006	705
2007	1,055
2008	1,032
2009	1,299
2010	751
2011	1,291
2012	1,015
2013	568
2014	656
2015	608
2016	755
2017	918
2018	407
2019	626
2020	497
2021	450
2022	567
2023	536
2024	574
2025	659
2026	450

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Data for records on 2003-04-27: 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	640
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1