Weather Records on 16 September 1903

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1903. Highest significance: Vineland, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 1903

On 16 September 1903, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 17 daily.
Vineland set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 16 September 1903.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

18 stations

18 station records on 16 September 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Sill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Sill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.

Records on 16 September 1903 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	6
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records

Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1903

Top 18 records on 16 September 1903 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1903	Vineland, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1903	Milan, IT	daily low max	15.2 C (59.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Armagh, GB	daily low min	1.6 C (34.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Fort Sill, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Fort Sill, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	21 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	13 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	2 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	monthly low min (Tie)	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	tie	31 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	2 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	5 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	Putbus, DE	daily low max (Tie)	12.3 C (54.1 F)	tie	35 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1903	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min (Tie)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	tie	25 years	2 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

1793 to 1903

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1903. 1903 had 18 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 September 1903
Margin	Records
0 to 10	12
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1