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Weather Records on 28 September 1903

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1903. Highest significance: Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU.

Key Facts for 28 September 1903

  • On 28 September 1903, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 28 September 1903.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 28 September 1903 19 station records on 28 September 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 28 September 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 September 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation81.5 mm (3.2 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation157.5 mm (6.2 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation79.2 mm (3.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 28 September 1903 by type Records set or tied on 28 September 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 September 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 28 September 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 September 1903 by timescale Records on 28 September 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 September 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 17.
Records on 28 September 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 September 1903 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 37.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 65 to 10: 410 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 130 to 35: 035 to 40: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
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 37.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 September 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 56
5 to 104
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301
30 to 350
35 to 402

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1903
Top 19 records on 28 September 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 September 1903Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUmonthly rain81.5 mm (3.2 in)37.0 mm (1.5 in)11 years56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1903Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUmonthly rain157.5 mm (6.2 in)35.6 mm (1.4 in)5 years39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1903Genoa, ITdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)28.6 mm (1.1 in)19 years25 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)19 years23 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)24 years22 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Boorolong, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Maitland West, AUdaily rain79.2 mm (3.1 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Fredericton Unb, CAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Sydney, CAdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Orange Post Office, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Woodstock, CAdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max18.3 C (64.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)5 years4 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Peterborough, CAdaily low max (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Saint John, CAdaily rain (Tie)11.9 mm (0.5 in)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low min (Tie)-4.4 C (24.1 F)tie9 years1 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1903Vineland, USdaily rain (Tie)6.6 mm (0.26 in)tie2 years0 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

1794 to 1903
Records on 09-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1903. 1903 had 19 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11826: 11832: 11849: 21851: 11854: 21855: 21859: 11862: 11864: 11866: 11867: 31868: 11869: 21873: 31874: 31877: 31878: 11879: 11880: 21881: 31883: 21884: 11885: 41887: 11888: 11890: 41891: 21892: 31893: 11894: 61895: 51896: 31897: 51898: 41899: 61900: 91901: 21902: 51903: 191904: 171905: 171906: 371907: 271908: 231909: 161910: 391911: 621912: 321913: 371914: 281915: 571916: 611917: 351918: 551919: 381920: 231921: 391922: 341923: 1501924: 1391925: 1911926: 3051927: 1941928: 2051929: 4321930: 1161931: 2331932: 1951933: 4591934: 2371935: 2821936: 5021937: 3131938: 3111939: 5521940: 4191941: 4791942: 1,1871943: 4401944: 3671945: 1,0341946: 3471947: 6471948: 6171949: 3591950: 2331951: 4411952: 3661953: 8421954: 5121955: 4091956: 5901957: 6951958: 5091959: 8741960: 2261961: 3851962: 7051963: 6661964: 7231965: 5821966: 4771967: 9781968: 2621969: 2441970: 9321971: 9541972: 6711973: 8861974: 5831975: 5021976: 9001977: 7841978: 5131979: 9151980: 7501981: 7521982: 1,0011983: 9411984: 1,3261985: 1,1891986: 1,2641987: 8251988: 6231989: 8471990: 4141991: 8211992: 6431993: 6271994: 8361995: 7941996: 1,0691997: 6811998: 1,5411999: 1,5332000: 6522001: 7912002: 7432003: 9292004: 8522005: 1,0882006: 7042007: 8372008: 5362009: 7922010: 1,1392011: 1,0252012: 6242013: 7902014: 8782015: 6732016: 5202017: 7552018: 5272019: 1,3882020: 5312021: 7402022: 7272023: 7722024: 1,3642025: 4642026: 5311794187818981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1903. 1903 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-28 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18261
18321
18492
18511
18542
18552
18591
18621
18641
18661
18673
18681
18692
18733
18743
18773
18781
18791
18802
18813
18832
18841
18854
18871
18881
18904
18912
18923
18931
18946
18955
18963
18975
18984
18996
19009
19012
19025
190319
190417
190517
190637
190727
190823
190916
191039
191162
191232
191337
191428
191557
191661
191735
191855
191938
192023
192139
192234
1923150
1924139
1925191
1926305
1927194
1928205
1929432
1930116
1931233
1932195
1933459
1934237
1935282
1936502
1937313
1938311
1939552
1940419
1941479
19421,187
1943440
1944367
19451,034
1946347
1947647
1948617
1949359
1950233
1951441
1952366
1953842
1954512
1955409
1956590
1957695
1958509
1959874
1960226
1961385
1962705
1963666
1964723
1965582
1966477
1967978
1968262
1969244
1970932
1971954
1972671
1973886
1974583
1975502
1976900
1977784
1978513
1979915
1980750
1981752
19821,001
1983941
19841,326
19851,189
19861,264
1987825
1988623
1989847
1990414
1991821
1992643
1993627
1994836
1995794
19961,069
1997681
19981,541
19991,533
2000652
2001791
2002743
2003929
2004852
20051,088
2006704
2007837
2008536
2009792
20101,139
20111,025
2012624
2013790
2014878
2015673
2016520
2017755
2018527
20191,388
2020531
2021740
2022727
2023772
20241,364
2025464
2026531

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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).