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Weather Records on 7 January 1903

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1903. Highest significance: Port Stanley, CA.

Key Facts for 7 January 1903

  • On 7 January 1903, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Port Stanley set a daily record snowfall of 16.3 cm (6.4 in) on 7 January 1903.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 7 January 1903 17 station records on 7 January 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 7 January 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 January 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily snowfall16.3 cm (6.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Kiandra ChaletAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TarcuttaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.7 cm (4.2 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 7 January 1903 by type Records set or tied on 7 January 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 035810Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 January 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 7 January 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 January 1903 by timescale Records on 7 January 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 January 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 7 January 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 January 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 112.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1120 to 40: 240 to 60: 060 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
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 112.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 January 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 2011
20 to 402
40 to 600
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1903
Top 17 records on 7 January 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 January 1903Port Stanley, CAdaily snowfall16.3 cm (6.4 in)11.2 cm (4.4 in)27 years36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1903Kiandra Chalet, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)22.8 mm (0.9 in)27 years23 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Stratford, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)6.3 cm (2.5 in)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Port Stanley, CAdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Woodstock, CAdaily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Vanersborg, SEdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Stratford, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max12.0 C (53.6 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Tarcutta, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Saint John, CAdaily snowfall10.7 cm (4.2 in)1.8 cm (0.7 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Putbus, DEdaily high min5.5 C (41.9 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Tarcutta Post Office, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)2 years5 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Southampton, CAdaily rain (Tie)11.4 mm (0.4 in)tie10 years1 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1903Southampton, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)11.4 cm (4.5 in)tie10 years1 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

1826 to 1903
Records on 01-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1903. 1903 had 17 records. 01,0002,0003,0001826: 11839: 11846: 11853: 11855: 11857: 11858: 11860: 11861: 11865: 21867: 11869: 11870: 21871: 11874: 31877: 51879: 11880: 11882: 21885: 31886: 31887: 11888: 21889: 21890: 51891: 41893: 11894: 11896: 41897: 11898: 51899: 11900: 51901: 61902: 51903: 171904: 31905: 151906: 191907: 431908: 191909: 181910: 141911: 171912: 561913: 551914: 111915: 1111916: 531917: 171918: 571919: 1451920: 601921: 761922: 1801923: 1041924: 2061925: 701926: 911927: 1711928: 2121929: 731930: 4491931: 941932: 2161933: 1801934: 6451935: 5091936: 5291937: 8511938: 1921939: 2201940: 6971941: 3031942: 7021943: 3421944: 2831945: 8031946: 8341947: 2931948: 7401949: 5101950: 3771951: 3611952: 3861953: 4941954: 4091955: 1641956: 2831957: 3381958: 4161959: 3501960: 4401961: 3511962: 8551963: 6091964: 2181965: 1,2971966: 6141967: 6861968: 1,3051969: 7611970: 1,1391971: 9271972: 3951973: 1,1061974: 8921975: 7391976: 1,1271977: 6761978: 4851979: 1,4811980: 7001981: 7791982: 1,4161983: 9221984: 6571985: 1,2241986: 7171987: 7871988: 2,9401989: 1,7131990: 6881991: 9931992: 9931993: 1,2661994: 1,2261995: 1,1721996: 1,9451997: 1,0111998: 2,5991999: 1,2232000: 6962001: 9152002: 1,2962003: 1,2602004: 9282005: 1,2412006: 1,1642007: 1,1472008: 1,8062009: 1,0332010: 1,8992011: 7272012: 5372013: 3972014: 2,6322015: 5982016: 7042017: 1,3152018: 1,0262019: 5382020: 4462021: 5352022: 8952023: 4442024: 6902025: 5602026: 7251826187919001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1903. 1903 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-07 in each year
YearRecords
18261
18391
18461
18531
18551
18571
18581
18601
18611
18652
18671
18691
18702
18711
18743
18775
18791
18801
18822
18853
18863
18871
18882
18892
18905
18914
18931
18941
18964
18971
18985
18991
19005
19016
19025
190317
19043
190515
190619
190743
190819
190918
191014
191117
191256
191355
191411
1915111
191653
191717
191857
1919145
192060
192176
1922180
1923104
1924206
192570
192691
1927171
1928212
192973
1930449
193194
1932216
1933180
1934645
1935509
1936529
1937851
1938192
1939220
1940697
1941303
1942702
1943342
1944283
1945803
1946834
1947293
1948740
1949510
1950377
1951361
1952386
1953494
1954409
1955164
1956283
1957338
1958416
1959350
1960440
1961351
1962855
1963609
1964218
19651,297
1966614
1967686
19681,305
1969761
19701,139
1971927
1972395
19731,106
1974892
1975739
19761,127
1977676
1978485
19791,481
1980700
1981779
19821,416
1983922
1984657
19851,224
1986717
1987787
19882,940
19891,713
1990688
1991993
1992993
19931,266
19941,226
19951,172
19961,945
19971,011
19982,599
19991,223
2000696
2001915
20021,296
20031,260
2004928
20051,241
20061,164
20071,147
20081,806
20091,033
20101,899
2011727
2012537
2013397
20142,632
2015598
2016704
20171,315
20181,026
2019538
2020446
2021535
2022895
2023444
2024690
2025560
2026725

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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).