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Weather Records on 16 February 1903

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 1903. Highest significance: Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU.

Key Facts for 16 February 1903

  • On 16 February 1903, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) set a daily record low maximum temperature of 20.3 C (68.5 F) on 16 February 1903.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 16 February 1903 15 station records on 16 February 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 16 February 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 February 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.3 C (68.5 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 16 February 1903 by type Records set or tied on 16 February 1903 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 February 1903 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 16 February 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 February 1903 by timescale Records on 16 February 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 February 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14.
Records on 16 February 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1903 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.9. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 02 to 4: 34 to 6: 66 to 8: 08 to 10: 210 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 February 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 20
2 to 43
4 to 66
6 to 80
8 to 102
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 1903
Top 15 records on 16 February 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 February 1903Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max20.3 C (68.5 F)4.1 C (7.4 F)43 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903Robe Comparison, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903Mount Gambier Post Office, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min12.2 C (54.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max21.7 C (71.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903Bendigo Prison, AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)2 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low max-21.1 C (-6.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903Stawell, AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903Fort Sill, USdaily low max-7.8 C (18.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)2 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUmonthly low max (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie18 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain (Tie)1.0 mm (0.04 in)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1903Fort Sill, USdaily low min (Tie)-13.9 C (7.0 F)tie2 years0 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

1794 to 1903
Records on 02-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1903. 1903 had 15 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 21798: 11809: 11813: 11814: 11830: 21847: 11849: 31852: 11855: 21861: 21863: 11864: 11865: 21867: 41869: 11872: 21873: 21876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 11883: 11885: 71886: 11887: 21888: 31890: 11891: 21892: 11893: 21895: 11896: 11897: 21898: 11899: 41900: 51901: 71902: 51903: 151904: 321905: 211906: 31907: 91908: 241909: 271910: 111911: 471912: 101913: 411914: 811915: 331916: 471917: 541918: 341919: 2011920: 211921: 1611922: 261923: 591924: 3991925: 751926: 481927: 3311928: 4951929: 2171930: 1931931: 1741932: 3161933: 1181934: 2601935: 2621936: 1,0631937: 2581938: 4491939: 3691940: 2981941: 2021942: 5411943: 6091944: 2741945: 4391946: 2731947: 4101948: 6361949: 8081950: 4191951: 3801952: 3011953: 5211954: 1,5261955: 9601956: 1,0311957: 3441958: 1,4801959: 3841960: 2541961: 5301962: 4961963: 4461964: 3701965: 2491966: 6081967: 4871968: 2911969: 7701970: 9451971: 5931972: 6581973: 4561974: 3801975: 6461976: 1,2721977: 7541978: 1,2211979: 1,6871980: 8521981: 1,7551982: 9951983: 5421984: 9971985: 8541986: 8141987: 7441988: 4521989: 1,4361990: 2,5641991: 1,3761992: 6941993: 2,2991994: 6091995: 1,5841996: 1,0881997: 9231998: 2,2561999: 8482000: 9262001: 1,0372002: 9742003: 1,0292004: 8072005: 6702006: 1,3472007: 1,6762008: 6392009: 8602010: 1,4162011: 9902012: 5882013: 2842014: 9702015: 1,4832016: 1,2122017: 8122018: 1,0322019: 9942020: 1,4532021: 2,8072022: 5622023: 1,3082024: 9372025: 6592026: 9341794187318981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1903. 1903 had 15 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-16 in each year
YearRecords
17942
17981
18091
18131
18141
18302
18471
18493
18521
18552
18612
18631
18641
18652
18674
18691
18722
18732
18762
18771
18781
18791
18831
18857
18861
18872
18883
18901
18912
18921
18932
18951
18961
18972
18981
18994
19005
19017
19025
190315
190432
190521
19063
19079
190824
190927
191011
191147
191210
191341
191481
191533
191647
191754
191834
1919201
192021
1921161
192226
192359
1924399
192575
192648
1927331
1928495
1929217
1930193
1931174
1932316
1933118
1934260
1935262
19361,063
1937258
1938449
1939369
1940298
1941202
1942541
1943609
1944274
1945439
1946273
1947410
1948636
1949808
1950419
1951380
1952301
1953521
19541,526
1955960
19561,031
1957344
19581,480
1959384
1960254
1961530
1962496
1963446
1964370
1965249
1966608
1967487
1968291
1969770
1970945
1971593
1972658
1973456
1974380
1975646
19761,272
1977754
19781,221
19791,687
1980852
19811,755
1982995
1983542
1984997
1985854
1986814
1987744
1988452
19891,436
19902,564
19911,376
1992694
19932,299
1994609
19951,584
19961,088
1997923
19982,256
1999848
2000926
20011,037
2002974
20031,029
2004807
2005670
20061,347
20071,676
2008639
2009860
20101,416
2011990
2012588
2013284
2014970
20151,483
20161,212
2017812
20181,032
2019994
20201,453
20212,807
2022562
20231,308
2024937
2025659
2026934

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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).