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Weather Records on 3 February 1903

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1903. Highest significance: Ararat Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1903

  • On 3 February 1903, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Ararat Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 2.0 mm (0.08 in) on 3 February 1903.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 3 February 1903 11 station records on 3 February 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 3 February 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 February 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.9 C (71.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 3 February 1903 by type Records set or tied on 3 February 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 01234Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 February 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 3 February 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 February 1903 by timescale Records on 3 February 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 February 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 3 February 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 February 1903 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.8. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 31 to 2: 22 to 3: 33 to 4: 04 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 February 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 13
1 to 22
2 to 33
3 to 40
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1903
Top 11 records on 3 February 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 February 1903Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1903Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1903Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1903Wentworth Post Office, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1903Stawell, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1903Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min21.9 C (71.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1903Peterborough, CAdaily high max4.4 C (39.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1903Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1903World Trade Ctr, USdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1903Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min (Tie)3.3 C (37.9 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1903Trenton 2, USdaily high max (Tie)12.2 C (54.0 F)tie11 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

1795 to 1903
Records on 02-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1903. 1903 had 11 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001795: 21809: 11812: 11830: 21839: 11846: 11849: 11851: 11855: 11858: 21862: 31866: 21869: 31874: 11876: 21879: 11880: 31881: 11883: 21885: 31886: 11887: 21888: 11889: 11890: 11891: 21893: 31894: 61895: 41896: 31897: 51898: 51899: 21900: 21901: 71902: 61903: 111904: 51905: 131906: 51907: 191908: 91909: 281910: 131911: 441912: 691913: 131914: 771915: 281916: 571917: 1131918: 291919: 1261920: 511921: 811922: 681923: 1481924: 3431925: 1711926: 1471927: 6501928: 2501929: 1321930: 1741931: 3171932: 4381933: 1481934: 5531935: 3081936: 4461937: 1761938: 3491939: 7081940: 4921941: 3151942: 2601943: 4691944: 3521945: 3401946: 4351947: 2271948: 3791949: 4341950: 9741951: 7271952: 5401953: 7661954: 7671955: 6331956: 1,0261957: 3261958: 2941959: 5151960: 5841961: 7011962: 1,1041963: 1,0731964: 2701965: 3691966: 5621967: 6371968: 7501969: 3821970: 1,2601971: 7491972: 7771973: 1,0381974: 5861975: 5161976: 7591977: 4501978: 6521979: 1,3621980: 6171981: 7321982: 1,5741983: 1,6671984: 5211985: 1,9181986: 1,5571987: 6841988: 1,0331989: 3,6261990: 1,8391991: 1,4321992: 1,3131993: 7651994: 6791995: 1,1381996: 3,7051997: 7751998: 1,1751999: 8932000: 6342001: 1,0312002: 1,4472003: 1,1662004: 1,6632005: 1,7112006: 9492007: 1,1592008: 7602009: 5242010: 1,7202011: 2,2152012: 1,6382013: 4572014: 8012015: 8522016: 1,6982017: 5002018: 1,0012019: 1,0182020: 1,5952021: 8962022: 9512023: 3302024: 8372025: 1,6672026: 5091795188018991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1903. 1903 had 11 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-03 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18091
18121
18302
18391
18461
18491
18511
18551
18582
18623
18662
18693
18741
18762
18791
18803
18811
18832
18853
18861
18872
18881
18891
18901
18912
18933
18946
18954
18963
18975
18985
18992
19002
19017
19026
190311
19045
190513
19065
190719
19089
190928
191013
191144
191269
191313
191477
191528
191657
1917113
191829
1919126
192051
192181
192268
1923148
1924343
1925171
1926147
1927650
1928250
1929132
1930174
1931317
1932438
1933148
1934553
1935308
1936446
1937176
1938349
1939708
1940492
1941315
1942260
1943469
1944352
1945340
1946435
1947227
1948379
1949434
1950974
1951727
1952540
1953766
1954767
1955633
19561,026
1957326
1958294
1959515
1960584
1961701
19621,104
19631,073
1964270
1965369
1966562
1967637
1968750
1969382
19701,260
1971749
1972777
19731,038
1974586
1975516
1976759
1977450
1978652
19791,362
1980617
1981732
19821,574
19831,667
1984521
19851,918
19861,557
1987684
19881,033
19893,626
19901,839
19911,432
19921,313
1993765
1994679
19951,138
19963,705
1997775
19981,175
1999893
2000634
20011,031
20021,447
20031,166
20041,663
20051,711
2006949
20071,159
2008760
2009524
20101,720
20112,215
20121,638
2013457
2014801
2015852
20161,698
2017500
20181,001
20191,018
20201,595
2021896
2022951
2023330
2024837
20251,667
2026509

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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).