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Weather Records on 26 March 1903

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1903. Highest significance: Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 1903

  • On 26 March 1903, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 26 March 1903.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 26 March 1903 18 station records on 26 March 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 26 March 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 March 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation88.9 mm (3.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature24.6 C (76.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.2 C (70.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 26 March 1903 by type Records set or tied on 26 March 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 March 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 26 March 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 March 1903 by timescale Records on 26 March 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 March 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17.
Records on 26 March 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 March 1903 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.7. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1110 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 March 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 1011
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1903
Top 18 records on 26 March 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 March 1903Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain88.9 mm (3.5 in)62.7 mm (2.5 in)16 years33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max19.4 C (66.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)44 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max24.6 C (76.3 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)6 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Boorolong, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Wien, ATdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high max21.2 C (70.2 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)6 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Hambantota, LKdaily low min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Wien, ATdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)6 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Uccle, BEmonthly high min (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie30 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Maitland West, AUdaily rain (Tie)35.6 mm (1.4 in)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min (Tie)6.1 C (43.0 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high max (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1903Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain (Tie)6.9 mm (0.27 in)tie12 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

1805 to 1903
Records on 03-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1903. 1903 had 18 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001805: 11815: 11822: 11830: 21837: 11843: 11850: 11862: 21865: 11867: 11871: 11873: 21877: 31879: 21882: 21883: 11884: 11886: 41887: 11888: 21889: 11890: 51892: 51893: 11894: 31895: 31896: 61897: 51898: 11899: 31901: 121902: 171903: 181904: 291905: 231906: 201907: 211908: 161909: 211910: 291911: 131912: 331913: 1231914: 491915: 161916: 271917: 541918: 601919: 451920: 811921: 791922: 451923: 1291924: 1151925: 1231926: 1441927: 751928: 4561929: 2811930: 3761931: 2341932: 2791933: 1021934: 2891935: 3111936: 2691937: 8061938: 3411939: 3101940: 1,0321941: 3661942: 3161943: 3411944: 4371945: 8521946: 8851947: 6191948: 3251949: 5851950: 4581951: 7771952: 2831953: 4821954: 3041955: 1,9141956: 8291957: 2511958: 3141959: 4351960: 1,0671961: 4861962: 3301963: 4971964: 8981965: 1,0631966: 3061967: 5381968: 5621969: 5931970: 3681971: 1,5021972: 6341973: 5221974: 6911975: 8591976: 5671977: 6261978: 1,0081979: 6771980: 4591981: 8241982: 7361983: 1,1991984: 5941985: 8601986: 6341987: 7411988: 1,0941989: 1,0311990: 8711991: 1,7051992: 6421993: 9661994: 7071995: 1,3741996: 1,3721997: 1,2981998: 1,3051999: 8672000: 6012001: 1,3832002: 1,0922003: 7462004: 1,5112005: 7762006: 9492007: 1,9762008: 1,1612009: 7542010: 7172011: 6912012: 9452013: 1,7592014: 1,0482015: 8462016: 4632017: 4302018: 6932019: 3642020: 8122021: 7782022: 1,2812023: 1,8172024: 7802025: 1,8602026: 1,8091805188419031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1903. 1903 had 18 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-26 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18151
18221
18302
18371
18431
18501
18622
18651
18671
18711
18732
18773
18792
18822
18831
18841
18864
18871
18882
18891
18905
18925
18931
18943
18953
18966
18975
18981
18993
190112
190217
190318
190429
190523
190620
190721
190816
190921
191029
191113
191233
1913123
191449
191516
191627
191754
191860
191945
192081
192179
192245
1923129
1924115
1925123
1926144
192775
1928456
1929281
1930376
1931234
1932279
1933102
1934289
1935311
1936269
1937806
1938341
1939310
19401,032
1941366
1942316
1943341
1944437
1945852
1946885
1947619
1948325
1949585
1950458
1951777
1952283
1953482
1954304
19551,914
1956829
1957251
1958314
1959435
19601,067
1961486
1962330
1963497
1964898
19651,063
1966306
1967538
1968562
1969593
1970368
19711,502
1972634
1973522
1974691
1975859
1976567
1977626
19781,008
1979677
1980459
1981824
1982736
19831,199
1984594
1985860
1986634
1987741
19881,094
19891,031
1990871
19911,705
1992642
1993966
1994707
19951,374
19961,372
19971,298
19981,305
1999867
2000601
20011,383
20021,092
2003746
20041,511
2005776
2006949
20071,976
20081,161
2009754
2010717
2011691
2012945
20131,759
20141,048
2015846
2016463
2017430
2018693
2019364
2020812
2021778
20221,281
20231,817
2024780
20251,860
20261,809

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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).