Weather Records on 19 April 2003

824 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 2003. Highest significance: Jordan, US.

Key Facts for 19 April 2003

On 19 April 2003, 824 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
426 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 784 daily.
Jordan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 19 April 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

824 stations

824 station records on 19 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madang W.O.	Papua New Guinea	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Viejo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trancoso	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penuelas 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bushong 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lovozero	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dikanas	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

824 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 2003

Top 20 records on 19 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 2003	Jordan, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 April 2003	Glen Lyn, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 April 2003	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 April 2003	Pueblo Mem AP, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Flomot 4 NE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Topeka ASOS, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Karesuando, SE	daily high max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Norwich, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Pitea, SE	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Billings, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Burbank, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Ponca City Muni AP, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Madang W.O., PG	daily rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Corral Viejo, PR	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2003	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	78 years	43 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 824 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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Data for records on 2003-04-19: 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	616
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1