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Weather Records on 18 February 1903

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1903. Highest significance: Goulburn, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1903

  • On 18 February 1903, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Goulburn set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 18 February 1903.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 18 February 1903 31 station records on 18 February 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 18 February 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 February 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-27.8 C (-18.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature14.8 C (58.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-35.0 C (-31.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra ChaletAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 18 February 1903 by type Records set or tied on 18 February 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 16Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 February 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 18 February 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum16
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 February 1903 by timescale Records on 18 February 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 February 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 30.
Records on 18 February 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 February 1903 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.9. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 215 to 10: 410 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 February 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 521
5 to 104
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1903
Top 20 records on 18 February 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 February 1903Goulburn, AUdaily rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)24.9 mm (1.0 in)43 years33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low min-17.8 C (0.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years19 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Stratford, CAdaily low max-15.0 C (5.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Washington, USdaily low min-16.1 C (3.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Toledo Blade, USdaily low max-13.9 C (7.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low max-8.3 C (17.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Sydney, CAdaily low max-13.3 C (8.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Woodstock, CAdaily low max-13.9 C (7.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)9 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Saint John, CAdaily low max-12.8 C (9.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min-27.8 C (-18.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Madison Wb City, USdaily low min-25.6 C (-14.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Halifax, CAdaily low max-8.9 C (16.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Oxford, GBdaily high max14.8 C (58.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Concord, USdaily low max-11.1 C (12.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily low max-12.8 C (9.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Toledo Blade, USdaily low min-19.4 C (-2.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1903Orange Post Office, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)26 years11 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 02-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1903. 1903 had 31 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11809: 11813: 21827: 21838: 11846: 11847: 11850: 11851: 11855: 11856: 11857: 11862: 11863: 11866: 11867: 11869: 11873: 11875: 11876: 31877: 11880: 31883: 11884: 11885: 31886: 11887: 41888: 21889: 31890: 21891: 21892: 61893: 51895: 61896: 71897: 11898: 31899: 21900: 101901: 51902: 31903: 311904: 81905: 111906: 101907: 101908: 101909: 121910: 211911: 421912: 281913: 291914: 151915: 201916: 241917: 441918: 1121919: 5001920: 391921: 861922: 581923: 971924: 1741925: 661926: 2311927: 3101928: 4621929: 4831930: 6281931: 3711932: 2001933: 1341934: 2171935: 1371936: 1,4871937: 2841938: 7751939: 3081940: 4071941: 1641942: 5791943: 4361944: 4651945: 2051946: 7931947: 2481948: 7831949: 5431950: 7211951: 6421952: 5101953: 1481954: 5961955: 7951956: 1,0161957: 3221958: 1,5491959: 6951960: 3661961: 1,4181962: 6051963: 3591964: 2491965: 3061966: 7111967: 5371968: 4781969: 4561970: 4541971: 8221972: 4451973: 6901974: 4671975: 6821976: 1,0751977: 7991978: 1,7661979: 2,3001980: 1,0181981: 2,4381982: 5741983: 6201984: 9121985: 6901986: 1,6791987: 5281988: 5851989: 1,0341990: 1,3241991: 9371992: 4881993: 1,9601994: 8891995: 9391996: 1,0311997: 1,0391998: 1,8921999: 6442000: 1,2492001: 4702002: 8322003: 1,1282004: 9682005: 5952006: 1,8722007: 8352008: 9892009: 6642010: 1,6342011: 1,6002012: 6282013: 3882014: 8462015: 8312016: 7942017: 1,0332018: 6112019: 1,4112020: 1,0502021: 1,7112022: 1,1442023: 9842024: 8602025: 1,0632026: 1,1271794187318961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1903. 1903 had 31 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-18 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18091
18132
18272
18381
18461
18471
18501
18511
18551
18561
18571
18621
18631
18661
18671
18691
18731
18751
18763
18771
18803
18831
18841
18853
18861
18874
18882
18893
18902
18912
18926
18935
18956
18967
18971
18983
18992
190010
19015
19023
190331
19048
190511
190610
190710
190810
190912
191021
191142
191228
191329
191415
191520
191624
191744
1918112
1919500
192039
192186
192258
192397
1924174
192566
1926231
1927310
1928462
1929483
1930628
1931371
1932200
1933134
1934217
1935137
19361,487
1937284
1938775
1939308
1940407
1941164
1942579
1943436
1944465
1945205
1946793
1947248
1948783
1949543
1950721
1951642
1952510
1953148
1954596
1955795
19561,016
1957322
19581,549
1959695
1960366
19611,418
1962605
1963359
1964249
1965306
1966711
1967537
1968478
1969456
1970454
1971822
1972445
1973690
1974467
1975682
19761,075
1977799
19781,766
19792,300
19801,018
19812,438
1982574
1983620
1984912
1985690
19861,679
1987528
1988585
19891,034
19901,324
1991937
1992488
19931,960
1994889
1995939
19961,031
19971,039
19981,892
1999644
20001,249
2001470
2002832
20031,128
2004968
2005595
20061,872
2007835
2008989
2009664
20101,634
20111,600
2012628
2013388
2014846
2015831
2016794
20171,033
2018611
20191,411
20201,050
20211,711
20221,144
2023984
2024860
20251,063
20261,127

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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).