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Weather Records on 8 September 1903

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1903. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 8 September 1903

  • On 8 September 1903, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record high maximum temperature of 33.3 C (91.9 F) on 8 September 1903.
  • Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 8 September 1903 13 station records on 8 September 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 8 September 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 September 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord daily precipitation24.2 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 8 September 1903 by type Records set or tied on 8 September 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 September 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 8 September 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 September 1903 by timescale Records on 8 September 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 September 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 8 September 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 September 1903 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.2. Ties are not counted. 01230.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 21.0 to 1.5: 01.5 to 2.0: 32.0 to 2.5: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.5
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 September 1903
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.02
1.0 to 1.50
1.5 to 2.03
2.0 to 2.51

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1903
Top 13 records on 8 September 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 September 1903Hambantota, LKdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1903Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1903Concord, USdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1903Galway, IEdaily rain24.2 mm (1.0 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1903Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1903Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1903Sydney, CAdaily low max (Tie)12.2 C (54.0 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1903Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min (Tie)0.0 C (32.0 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1903World Trade Ctr, USdaily low max (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1903Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1903Truro, CAdaily low max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1903Tallinn, EEdaily rain (Tie)7.8 mm (0.31 in)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1903Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low max (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie11 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

1802 to 1903
Records on 09-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1903. 1903 had 13 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 11806: 11813: 11814: 21815: 21833: 11837: 11845: 21847: 21848: 11850: 21851: 11854: 11855: 31857: 11860: 31864: 11865: 21866: 11867: 11868: 11869: 11870: 11871: 21872: 21873: 11877: 11878: 21879: 41881: 31883: 21885: 21886: 11887: 11888: 11890: 21891: 11893: 31894: 91895: 61896: 21897: 31898: 51899: 31900: 41901: 61902: 31903: 131904: 41905: 101906: 141907: 71908: 41909: 71910: 91911: 201912: 621913: 191914: 371915: 321916: 251917: 1661918: 311919: 2401920: 591921: 2991922: 2061923: 1161924: 1381925: 2321926: 1411927: 1771928: 931929: 3971930: 1561931: 4801932: 4651933: 7281934: 4071935: 3531936: 5351937: 2221938: 3971939: 5471940: 2971941: 4771942: 3751943: 4881944: 7691945: 4231946: 3251947: 5861948: 3401949: 7651950: 5701951: 3891952: 3821953: 3241954: 3091955: 4811956: 7171957: 4271958: 4801959: 6671960: 6781961: 3511962: 6821963: 3781964: 2941965: 4721966: 3511967: 3801968: 3081969: 5561970: 5821971: 7041972: 5231973: 8731974: 6261975: 5641976: 6391977: 7261978: 1,1651979: 8131980: 7391981: 8541982: 6051983: 1,1541984: 1,1231985: 1,4921986: 1,2031987: 8801988: 8561989: 6481990: 7471991: 8061992: 8691993: 7831994: 7041995: 1,3241996: 6091997: 8921998: 1,3311999: 1,1962000: 9812001: 1,6432002: 1,2382003: 8192004: 1,5762005: 1,0152006: 8502007: 1,1122008: 8782009: 8322010: 1,1432011: 1,5542012: 8132013: 8312014: 5152015: 7282016: 9512017: 9782018: 7242019: 9032020: 1,9522021: 1,0802022: 1,5672023: 1,2422024: 1,3362025: 7072026: 6991802186618911910192819461964198220002018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1903. 1903 had 13 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-08 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18061
18131
18142
18152
18331
18371
18452
18472
18481
18502
18511
18541
18553
18571
18603
18641
18652
18661
18671
18681
18691
18701
18712
18722
18731
18771
18782
18794
18813
18832
18852
18861
18871
18881
18902
18911
18933
18949
18956
18962
18973
18985
18993
19004
19016
19023
190313
19044
190510
190614
19077
19084
19097
19109
191120
191262
191319
191437
191532
191625
1917166
191831
1919240
192059
1921299
1922206
1923116
1924138
1925232
1926141
1927177
192893
1929397
1930156
1931480
1932465
1933728
1934407
1935353
1936535
1937222
1938397
1939547
1940297
1941477
1942375
1943488
1944769
1945423
1946325
1947586
1948340
1949765
1950570
1951389
1952382
1953324
1954309
1955481
1956717
1957427
1958480
1959667
1960678
1961351
1962682
1963378
1964294
1965472
1966351
1967380
1968308
1969556
1970582
1971704
1972523
1973873
1974626
1975564
1976639
1977726
19781,165
1979813
1980739
1981854
1982605
19831,154
19841,123
19851,492
19861,203
1987880
1988856
1989648
1990747
1991806
1992869
1993783
1994704
19951,324
1996609
1997892
19981,331
19991,196
2000981
20011,643
20021,238
2003819
20041,576
20051,015
2006850
20071,112
2008878
2009832
20101,143
20111,554
2012813
2013831
2014515
2015728
2016951
2017978
2018724
2019903
20201,952
20211,080
20221,567
20231,242
20241,336
2025707
2026699

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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).