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Weather Records on 9 October 1903

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1903. Highest significance: World Trade Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 9 October 1903

  • On 9 October 1903, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 9 daily.
  • World Trade Ctr set an all-time record daily precipitation of 203.5 mm (8.0 in) on 9 October 1903.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 9 October 1903 15 station records on 9 October 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 9 October 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 9 October 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation203.5 mm (8.0 in)65 of 100 (Major)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation127.5 mm (5.0 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation186.2 mm (7.3 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation137.7 mm (5.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation161.5 mm (6.4 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation150.9 mm (5.9 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation24.5 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.3 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.1 C (62.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature11.9 C (53.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 9 October 1903 by type Records set or tied on 9 October 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 9 October 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 9 October 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 9 October 1903 by timescale Records on 9 October 1903 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 9. 035810all-time: 2monthly: 4daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 9 October 1903 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 9.
Records on 9 October 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time2
monthly4
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 October 1903 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 10: 810 to 20: 320 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 150 to 60: 160 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 October 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 108
10 to 203
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501
50 to 601
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1903
Top 15 records on 9 October 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 October 1903World Trade Ctr, USall-time rain203.5 mm (8.0 in)46.8 mm (1.8 in)21 years65 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1903Vineland, USmonthly rain127.5 mm (5.0 in)54.3 mm (2.1 in)17 years57 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1903Ny City Cntrl Park, USmonthly rain186.2 mm (7.3 in)77.0 mm (3.0 in)0 years53 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1903Lund, SEdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)32 years37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1903Trenton 2, USmonthly rain137.7 mm (5.4 in)28.5 mm (1.1 in)26 years36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1903Moorestown 4 E, USall-time rain161.5 mm (6.4 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)9 years35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1903Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)21 years24 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1903Newark Liberty Intl AP, USmonthly rain150.9 mm (5.9 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)0 years21 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1903Tranebjerg, DKdaily rain24.5 mm (1.0 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1903Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)4.1 C (7.4 F)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1903Halmstad, SEdaily rain14.3 mm (0.6 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1903Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min17.1 C (62.8 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1903Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1903Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1903Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high min11.9 C (53.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1903
Records on 10-09 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1903. 1903 had 15 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001793: 11795: 11802: 11834: 11837: 11846: 21847: 11854: 21858: 11861: 11864: 21865: 31866: 11867: 21869: 11870: 21875: 11876: 21877: 21879: 21881: 11882: 11884: 11885: 11886: 11887: 21888: 61889: 11890: 11891: 11893: 51895: 71896: 41897: 11898: 31899: 51900: 51901: 21902: 31903: 151904: 81905: 141906: 291907: 61908: 191909: 341910: 201911: 161912: 231913: 571914: 221915: 251916: 1261917: 651918: 161919: 681920: 361921: 2171922: 401923: 721924: 951925: 2721926: 1231927: 1071928: 2901929: 1961930: 2761931: 2981932: 2711933: 1871934: 2981935: 2081936: 5691937: 4051938: 4621939: 8771940: 1191941: 5701942: 3301943: 4421944: 1441945: 5391946: 3171947: 2771948: 4381949: 1,5311950: 6181951: 3471952: 6581953: 3431954: 3411955: 6431956: 4681957: 2561958: 6391959: 1,4321960: 3971961: 6221962: 5081963: 4741964: 8411965: 3491966: 4891967: 3471968: 5381969: 3891970: 1,8051971: 4231972: 3711973: 1,4541974: 5131975: 5521976: 1,4481977: 5861978: 5891979: 9141980: 6271981: 6531982: 1,5791983: 5481984: 5791985: 1,7241986: 5561987: 8501988: 1,0601989: 6791990: 1,7141991: 7071992: 1,0501993: 1,0431994: 7721995: 1,1391996: 1,0471997: 2,1131998: 6221999: 1,0172000: 3,1772001: 8552002: 7012003: 1,3862004: 6652005: 8072006: 6402007: 1,4502008: 4732009: 1,7722010: 1,3112011: 1,0462012: 7062013: 5622014: 6522015: 7802016: 4632017: 1,4572018: 1,2902019: 9642020: 7382021: 7512022: 6962023: 6432024: 9632025: 5032026: 6911793187618981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1903. 1903 had 15 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-09 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17951
18021
18341
18371
18462
18471
18542
18581
18611
18642
18653
18661
18672
18691
18702
18751
18762
18772
18792
18811
18821
18841
18851
18861
18872
18886
18891
18901
18911
18935
18957
18964
18971
18983
18995
19005
19012
19023
190315
19048
190514
190629
19076
190819
190934
191020
191116
191223
191357
191422
191525
1916126
191765
191816
191968
192036
1921217
192240
192372
192495
1925272
1926123
1927107
1928290
1929196
1930276
1931298
1932271
1933187
1934298
1935208
1936569
1937405
1938462
1939877
1940119
1941570
1942330
1943442
1944144
1945539
1946317
1947277
1948438
19491,531
1950618
1951347
1952658
1953343
1954341
1955643
1956468
1957256
1958639
19591,432
1960397
1961622
1962508
1963474
1964841
1965349
1966489
1967347
1968538
1969389
19701,805
1971423
1972371
19731,454
1974513
1975552
19761,448
1977586
1978589
1979914
1980627
1981653
19821,579
1983548
1984579
19851,724
1986556
1987850
19881,060
1989679
19901,714
1991707
19921,050
19931,043
1994772
19951,139
19961,047
19972,113
1998622
19991,017
20003,177
2001855
2002701
20031,386
2004665
2005807
2006640
20071,450
2008473
20091,772
20101,311
20111,046
2012706
2013562
2014652
2015780
2016463
20171,457
20181,290
2019964
2020738
2021751
2022696
2023643
2024963
2025503
2026691

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).