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Weather Records on 5 September 1903

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1903. Highest significance: Uccle, BE.

Key Facts for 5 September 1903

  • On 5 September 1903, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Uccle set a daily record high minimum temperature of 18.6 C (65.5 F) on 5 September 1903.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 5 September 1903 14 station records on 5 September 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 5 September 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 September 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature18.6 C (65.5 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature33.8 C (92.8 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
TarcuttaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature-2.9 C (26.8 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 5 September 1903 by type Records set or tied on 5 September 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 September 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 5 September 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 September 1903 by timescale Records on 5 September 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 September 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 5 September 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 September 1903 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.5. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 82 to 4: 24 to 6: 16 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 September 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 28
2 to 42
4 to 61
6 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1903
Top 14 records on 5 September 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 September 1903Uccle, BEdaily high min18.6 C (65.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)68 years30 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1903Portland, USdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1903Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max33.8 C (92.8 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1903Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1903Roermond, NLdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)0 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1903Kyneton Post Office, AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)7 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1903Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1903Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1903Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1903Wentworth Post Office, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)9 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1903Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min14.3 C (57.7 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1903Albury, AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1903Tarcutta, AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1903Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily low min-2.9 C (26.8 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)7 years5 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

1802 to 1903
Records on 09-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1903. 1903 had 14 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 21814: 11833: 11837: 11843: 11845: 11846: 11856: 11859: 21861: 21866: 11868: 11869: 21871: 11872: 11874: 11876: 11880: 21883: 21885: 11887: 11888: 11889: 11891: 21892: 31894: 11895: 41896: 21897: 71898: 71899: 21900: 11901: 41902: 101903: 141904: 21905: 171906: 81907: 111908: 281909: 161910: 351911: 231912: 391913: 241914: 101915: 271916: 221917: 281918: 1091919: 601920: 471921: 821922: 961923: 2041924: 1911925: 2981926: 2431927: 711928: 3061929: 3711930: 941931: 3811932: 3151933: 3611934: 3991935: 4321936: 3131937: 2911938: 2441939: 3171940: 2491941: 4701942: 2821943: 5931944: 3871945: 4471946: 3671947: 5571948: 4581949: 4211950: 5591951: 2511952: 3961953: 7281954: 5931955: 5171956: 6371957: 3231958: 4131959: 3671960: 3511961: 7271962: 9221963: 5541964: 3151965: 8991966: 3351967: 1,0921968: 5241969: 5561970: 7541971: 7361972: 6531973: 6691974: 1,9021975: 3881976: 6361977: 3441978: 1,3761979: 6111980: 3571981: 4481982: 6151983: 1,1811984: 1,1851985: 1,2311986: 7111987: 6181988: 1,3091989: 5221990: 8061991: 5981992: 1,1161993: 6351994: 9011995: 1,1681996: 7731997: 1,4601998: 1,6861999: 1,2152000: 1,3422001: 6262002: 7102003: 8602004: 1,1352005: 5022006: 1,0142007: 1,3442008: 1,4862009: 7652010: 1,3162011: 1,1862012: 1,1152013: 7982014: 4622015: 8462016: 6512017: 7782018: 8612019: 7242020: 1,2502021: 4242022: 1,1682023: 1,1662024: 1,3202025: 6952026: 8351802187619011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1903. 1903 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-05 in each year
YearRecords
18022
18141
18331
18371
18431
18451
18461
18561
18592
18612
18661
18681
18692
18711
18721
18741
18761
18802
18832
18851
18871
18881
18891
18912
18923
18941
18954
18962
18977
18987
18992
19001
19014
190210
190314
19042
190517
19068
190711
190828
190916
191035
191123
191239
191324
191410
191527
191622
191728
1918109
191960
192047
192182
192296
1923204
1924191
1925298
1926243
192771
1928306
1929371
193094
1931381
1932315
1933361
1934399
1935432
1936313
1937291
1938244
1939317
1940249
1941470
1942282
1943593
1944387
1945447
1946367
1947557
1948458
1949421
1950559
1951251
1952396
1953728
1954593
1955517
1956637
1957323
1958413
1959367
1960351
1961727
1962922
1963554
1964315
1965899
1966335
19671,092
1968524
1969556
1970754
1971736
1972653
1973669
19741,902
1975388
1976636
1977344
19781,376
1979611
1980357
1981448
1982615
19831,181
19841,185
19851,231
1986711
1987618
19881,309
1989522
1990806
1991598
19921,116
1993635
1994901
19951,168
1996773
19971,460
19981,686
19991,215
20001,342
2001626
2002710
2003860
20041,135
2005502
20061,014
20071,344
20081,486
2009765
20101,316
20111,186
20121,115
2013798
2014462
2015846
2016651
2017778
2018861
2019724
20201,250
2021424
20221,168
20231,166
20241,320
2025695
2026835

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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).