Weather Records on 26 April 2003

875 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 2003. Highest significance: Olmsted L&D, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 2003

On 26 April 2003, 875 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 813 daily.
Olmsted L&D set a daily record precipitation of 86.9 mm (3.4 in) on 26 April 2003.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

875 stations

875 station records on 26 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westerland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nuevo Morelos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nuland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geldermalsen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	46.0 C (114.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville McAlpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amiens-Glisy	France	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winschoten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zetten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allatoona Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

875 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 59, daily 813.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 2003

Top 20 records on 26 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2003	Olmsted L&D, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2003	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Woodland 1 WNW, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	La Belle, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	List/Sylt, DE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Westerland, DE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Paraiso, MX	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Erfde, DE	monthly rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Niekerk, NL	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Ft Ross, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Perryville Wtp, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Nuevo Morelos, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Dublin 2SE, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Nuland, NL	monthly rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Adin Rs, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Brookport Dam 52, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2003	Aikawa, JP	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	41 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 875 records.

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

Records on 04-26 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1802	1
1806	2
1812	2
1817	2
1829	1
1841	1
1844	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	4
1857	4
1862	4
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	5
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	7
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	2
1899	7
1900	3
1901	4
1902	8
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	7
1907	28
1908	37
1909	68
1910	43
1911	27
1912	14
1913	92
1914	23
1915	81
1916	34
1917	22
1918	120
1919	105
1920	39
1921	109
1922	230
1923	115
1924	158
1925	186
1926	333
1927	139
1928	127
1929	158
1930	106
1931	386
1932	341
1933	152
1934	224
1935	225
1936	109
1937	403
1938	536
1939	320
1940	285
1941	229
1942	535
1943	315
1944	201
1945	519
1946	506
1947	354
1948	712
1949	366
1950	684
1951	346
1952	696
1953	386
1954	694
1955	755
1956	851
1957	410
1958	398
1959	426
1960	644
1961	453
1962	753
1963	546
1964	640
1965	589
1966	716
1967	913
1968	497
1969	432
1970	600
1971	872
1972	780
1973	712
1974	806
1975	933
1976	856
1977	800
1978	929
1979	874
1980	770
1981	1,030
1982	639
1983	1,396
1984	1,536
1985	938
1986	1,129
1987	1,239
1988	841
1989	1,542
1990	1,526
1991	863
1992	1,556
1993	986
1994	1,541
1995	810
1996	910
1997	1,482
1998	917
1999	660
2000	1,018
2001	1,107
2002	1,072
2003	875
2004	950
2005	672
2006	886
2007	1,042
2008	1,138
2009	1,536
2010	705
2011	1,209
2012	1,598
2013	674
2014	562
2015	625
2016	820
2017	669
2018	577
2019	669
2020	625
2021	489
2022	760
2023	567
2024	687
2025	735
2026	396

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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 10	620
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1