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Weather Records on 7 May 1903

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1903. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 7 May 1903

  • On 7 May 1903, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 7 May 1903.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 7 May 1903 13 station records on 7 May 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 7 May 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 May 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.3 mm (2.7 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.8 mm (1.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.5 mm (1.8 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bobadah (Melrose)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cordeaux RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature28.1 C (82.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 7 May 1903 by type Records set or tied on 7 May 1903 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 May 1903 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 7 May 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 May 1903 by timescale Records on 7 May 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 May 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12.
Records on 7 May 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 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 37.3. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 5: 35 to 10: 410 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 130 to 35: 135 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
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 37.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 53
5 to 104
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301
30 to 351
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1903
Top 13 records on 7 May 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 May 1903Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain68.3 mm (2.7 in)37.3 mm (1.5 in)5 years28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1903Dubbo (Darling Street), AUdaily rain37.8 mm (1.5 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)26 years27 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1903Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain46.5 mm (1.8 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)19 years24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1903Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1903Bobadah (Melrose), AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1903Cordeaux River, AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1903Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1903Bourke Post Office, AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1903Hambantota, LKmonthly high min28.1 C (82.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1903Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1903Charlton, AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1903Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1903Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)19 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

1795 to 1903
Records on 05-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1903. 1903 had 13 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21805: 11816: 11825: 21837: 11838: 11844: 11845: 21846: 11848: 21850: 21852: 11853: 11856: 31857: 11861: 31862: 11863: 11864: 11867: 31869: 11870: 11872: 11874: 21876: 31878: 11879: 21880: 11884: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 11889: 21890: 41891: 41892: 21894: 41895: 21897: 51898: 71899: 31900: 101901: 11902: 61903: 131904: 191905: 211906: 151907: 141908: 291909: 151910: 161911: 141912: 141913: 301914: 371915: 401916: 341917: 1881918: 601919: 2631920: 591921: 411922: 401923: 1191924: 1411925: 2071926: 2271927: 1911928: 2041929: 2241930: 6371931: 4731932: 2881933: 2911934: 6981935: 2981936: 4661937: 1211938: 4671939: 1941940: 3171941: 3171942: 2701943: 4161944: 4761945: 7511946: 3391947: 7271948: 3381949: 4391950: 5261951: 2261952: 4851953: 5411954: 4811955: 3931956: 6651957: 5461958: 5851959: 3351960: 8991961: 4421962: 3811963: 8251964: 6871965: 6711966: 7621967: 9731968: 7561969: 6781970: 8221971: 3641972: 5151973: 4471974: 7431975: 7841976: 7821977: 6621978: 9251979: 8881980: 5931981: 7101982: 8021983: 7241984: 1,3001985: 5571986: 1,1631987: 1,1151988: 7521989: 1,8801990: 1,0241991: 5991992: 1,8301993: 8311994: 6211995: 9971996: 8801997: 1,3591998: 1,1661999: 1,0082000: 1,6932001: 7432002: 1,3442003: 1,1382004: 1,3972005: 6452006: 8332007: 1,0472008: 5262009: 7352010: 1,1232011: 5582012: 7092013: 6332014: 6462015: 5692016: 6772017: 5432018: 5422019: 5222020: 5772021: 4842022: 7842023: 6672024: 8582025: 6352026: 7151795186318901909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1903. 1903 had 13 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-07 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18051
18161
18252
18371
18381
18441
18452
18461
18482
18502
18521
18531
18563
18571
18613
18621
18631
18641
18673
18691
18701
18721
18742
18763
18781
18792
18801
18842
18851
18864
18871
18881
18892
18904
18914
18922
18944
18952
18975
18987
18993
190010
19011
19026
190313
190419
190521
190615
190714
190829
190915
191016
191114
191214
191330
191437
191540
191634
1917188
191860
1919263
192059
192141
192240
1923119
1924141
1925207
1926227
1927191
1928204
1929224
1930637
1931473
1932288
1933291
1934698
1935298
1936466
1937121
1938467
1939194
1940317
1941317
1942270
1943416
1944476
1945751
1946339
1947727
1948338
1949439
1950526
1951226
1952485
1953541
1954481
1955393
1956665
1957546
1958585
1959335
1960899
1961442
1962381
1963825
1964687
1965671
1966762
1967973
1968756
1969678
1970822
1971364
1972515
1973447
1974743
1975784
1976782
1977662
1978925
1979888
1980593
1981710
1982802
1983724
19841,300
1985557
19861,163
19871,115
1988752
19891,880
19901,024
1991599
19921,830
1993831
1994621
1995997
1996880
19971,359
19981,166
19991,008
20001,693
2001743
20021,344
20031,138
20041,397
2005645
2006833
20071,047
2008526
2009735
20101,123
2011558
2012709
2013633
2014646
2015569
2016677
2017543
2018542
2019522
2020577
2021484
2022784
2023667
2024858
2025635
2026715

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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).