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Weather Records on 12 October 1903

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1903. Highest significance: Geelong Sec, AU.

Key Facts for 12 October 1903

  • On 12 October 1903, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Geelong Sec set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 12 October 1903.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 12 October 1903 16 station records on 12 October 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 12 October 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 October 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature33.5 C (92.3 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature36.4 C (97.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature6.6 C (43.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature10.1 C (50.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 12 October 1903 by type Records set or tied on 12 October 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 October 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 12 October 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 October 1903 by timescale Records on 12 October 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 October 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 12 October 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 October 1903 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.9. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 115 to 10: 210 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 October 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 511
5 to 102
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1903
Top 16 records on 12 October 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 October 1903Geelong Sec, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)21 years35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1903Kyneton Post Office, AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)1 year30 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Daylesford, AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)21 years23 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Bendigo Prison, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Rokewood (the Meadows), AUdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Hambantota, LKdaily high max33.5 C (92.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max36.4 C (97.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Saint John, CAdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Roermond, NLdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Tranebjerg, DKdaily low max6.6 C (43.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)1 year8 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)2 years5 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1903Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min10.1 C (50.2 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

1805 to 1903
Records on 10-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1903. 1903 had 16 records. 01,0002,0003,0001805: 21809: 11810: 11814: 31822: 11839: 11841: 11843: 11850: 11852: 11854: 11859: 11860: 21861: 11867: 11871: 31873: 21875: 21876: 51879: 21881: 21884: 11885: 21886: 11887: 21888: 11889: 11890: 31891: 11892: 11893: 21894: 21895: 21896: 31897: 31898: 21899: 31900: 21901: 61902: 141903: 161904: 301905: 131906: 161907: 101908: 131909: 301910: 131911: 101912: 301913: 331914: 171915: 341916: 291917: 531918: 291919: 531920: 791921: 1021922: 211923: 2001924: 1291925: 1071926: 2011927: 1951928: 7141929: 1651930: 6061931: 2831932: 3981933: 1551934: 4771935: 2091936: 3011937: 1851938: 4701939: 1981940: 2351941: 2261942: 5401943: 4181944: 2741945: 3211946: 5541947: 3581948: 3111949: 7251950: 5941951: 3911952: 3521953: 2521954: 9111955: 3831956: 8991957: 4731958: 4481959: 5011960: 4491961: 4361962: 9711963: 4591964: 6361965: 1571966: 4231967: 6231968: 4431969: 1,8281970: 7631971: 3821972: 4121973: 6731974: 3691975: 8301976: 5821977: 8321978: 5251979: 8981980: 7411981: 1,2011982: 7771983: 9921984: 6361985: 8721986: 1,5101987: 1,5301988: 1,0151989: 5431990: 1,3251991: 9481992: 8651993: 1,1451994: 9341995: 1,2381996: 8161997: 1,8511998: 7411999: 6412000: 1,0952001: 1,1942002: 1,1392003: 1,0432004: 7502005: 8722006: 1,3572007: 5662008: 1,6692009: 2,3002010: 7972011: 9062012: 9212013: 5582014: 5142015: 9642016: 3742017: 1,0682018: 1,1952019: 1,3212020: 6552021: 1,2942022: 4392023: 9042024: 9582025: 6242026: 7101805187518971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1903. 1903 had 16 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-12 in each year
YearRecords
18052
18091
18101
18143
18221
18391
18411
18431
18501
18521
18541
18591
18602
18611
18671
18713
18732
18752
18765
18792
18812
18841
18852
18861
18872
18881
18891
18903
18911
18921
18932
18942
18952
18963
18973
18982
18993
19002
19016
190214
190316
190430
190513
190616
190710
190813
190930
191013
191110
191230
191333
191417
191534
191629
191753
191829
191953
192079
1921102
192221
1923200
1924129
1925107
1926201
1927195
1928714
1929165
1930606
1931283
1932398
1933155
1934477
1935209
1936301
1937185
1938470
1939198
1940235
1941226
1942540
1943418
1944274
1945321
1946554
1947358
1948311
1949725
1950594
1951391
1952352
1953252
1954911
1955383
1956899
1957473
1958448
1959501
1960449
1961436
1962971
1963459
1964636
1965157
1966423
1967623
1968443
19691,828
1970763
1971382
1972412
1973673
1974369
1975830
1976582
1977832
1978525
1979898
1980741
19811,201
1982777
1983992
1984636
1985872
19861,510
19871,530
19881,015
1989543
19901,325
1991948
1992865
19931,145
1994934
19951,238
1996816
19971,851
1998741
1999641
20001,095
20011,194
20021,139
20031,043
2004750
2005872
20061,357
2007566
20081,669
20092,300
2010797
2011906
2012921
2013558
2014514
2015964
2016374
20171,068
20181,195
20191,321
2020655
20211,294
2022439
2023904
2024958
2025624
2026710

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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).