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Weather Records on 23 March 1903

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1903. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 1903

  • On 23 March 1903, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 16 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Washington set a daily record precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 23 March 1903.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 23 March 1903 32 station records on 23 March 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 23 March 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 March 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord high maximum temperature19.5 C (67.1 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.9 mm (1.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.7 mm (0.22 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.6 C (65.5 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord high maximum temperature18.8 C (65.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature19.9 C (67.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature34.5 C (94.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature19.5 C (67.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.7 C (45.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 23 March 1903 by type Records set or tied on 23 March 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 March 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 23 March 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 March 1903 by timescale Records on 23 March 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 March 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31.
Records on 23 March 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 March 1903 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 195 to 10: 710 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 March 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 519
5 to 107
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1903
Top 20 records on 23 March 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 March 1903Washington, USdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)18 years34 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily high max19.5 C (67.1 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)66 years31 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Portland, USdaily rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)12 years21 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Oxford, GBdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Uppsala_Aut, SEmonthly high min8.6 C (47.5 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain39.9 mm (1.6 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Buffalo, USdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Baltimore Customs House, USdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Pitea, SEdaily rain5.7 mm (0.22 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Kyneton Post Office, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Philadelphia City, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min18.6 C (65.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Putbus, DEdaily high max18.8 C (65.8 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)6 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min19.9 C (67.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max34.5 C (94.1 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)3 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903World Trade Ctr, USdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1903Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)10 years10 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

1796 to 1903
Records on 03-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1903. 1903 had 32 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11808: 11836: 21837: 21853: 21858: 11862: 11864: 21865: 21868: 21871: 31874: 21875: 41877: 21878: 31879: 11882: 11883: 61884: 21885: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31889: 21890: 11891: 11893: 11895: 41896: 131897: 91898: 61899: 31901: 51902: 261903: 321904: 31905: 161906: 231907: 531908: 111909: 71910: 121911: 81912: 221913: 761914: 721915: 111916: 501917: 651918: 311919: 171920: 751921: 101922: 301923: 971924: 781925: 1641926: 2831927: 2021928: 1541929: 5171930: 1351931: 2671932: 1691933: 1231934: 6891935: 4861936: 4371937: 2431938: 6011939: 5651940: 1,0311941: 1881942: 1871943: 2861944: 4661945: 3861946: 1701947: 2751948: 3311949: 3901950: 8741951: 3371952: 1,4791953: 5891954: 4831955: 9991956: 4201957: 3541958: 4861959: 2491960: 1,0041961: 3611962: 3061963: 8391964: 8151965: 1,5371966: 7931967: 8221968: 1,4901969: 6341970: 3801971: 7581972: 5331973: 5371974: 1,0991975: 6181976: 3991977: 6421978: 6081979: 1,0121980: 4221981: 9401982: 8451983: 1,5221984: 7151985: 4371986: 1,1041987: 1,2791988: 7101989: 8051990: 1,3891991: 1,2641992: 8831993: 1,1511994: 1,4991995: 1,5141996: 6731997: 7431998: 1,2531999: 7222000: 1,1622001: 9952002: 1,1302003: 9712004: 1,5162005: 1,0142006: 1,3112007: 1,5952008: 9562009: 9522010: 9182011: 1,2452012: 2,2692013: 1,2702014: 5942015: 5772016: 5362017: 7392018: 7902019: 5252020: 4652021: 1,0502022: 1,0312023: 1,1352024: 6112025: 7022026: 1,8061796188219011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1903. 1903 had 32 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-23 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18081
18362
18372
18532
18581
18621
18642
18652
18682
18713
18742
18754
18772
18783
18791
18821
18836
18842
18853
18861
18871
18883
18892
18901
18911
18931
18954
189613
18979
18986
18993
19015
190226
190332
19043
190516
190623
190753
190811
19097
191012
19118
191222
191376
191472
191511
191650
191765
191831
191917
192075
192110
192230
192397
192478
1925164
1926283
1927202
1928154
1929517
1930135
1931267
1932169
1933123
1934689
1935486
1936437
1937243
1938601
1939565
19401,031
1941188
1942187
1943286
1944466
1945386
1946170
1947275
1948331
1949390
1950874
1951337
19521,479
1953589
1954483
1955999
1956420
1957354
1958486
1959249
19601,004
1961361
1962306
1963839
1964815
19651,537
1966793
1967822
19681,490
1969634
1970380
1971758
1972533
1973537
19741,099
1975618
1976399
1977642
1978608
19791,012
1980422
1981940
1982845
19831,522
1984715
1985437
19861,104
19871,279
1988710
1989805
19901,389
19911,264
1992883
19931,151
19941,499
19951,514
1996673
1997743
19981,253
1999722
20001,162
2001995
20021,130
2003971
20041,516
20051,014
20061,311
20071,595
2008956
2009952
2010918
20111,245
20122,269
20131,270
2014594
2015577
2016536
2017739
2018790
2019525
2020465
20211,050
20221,031
20231,135
2024611
2025702
20261,806

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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).