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Weather Records on 20 October 1903

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1903. Highest significance: Nuwara Eliya, LK.

Key Facts for 20 October 1903

  • On 20 October 1903, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Nuwara Eliya set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.8 C (64.0 F) on 20 October 1903.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 20 October 1903 9 station records on 20 October 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 20 October 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 October 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.7 C (63.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 20 October 1903 by type Records set or tied on 20 October 1903 by type: Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 October 1903 by type: Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 20 October 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 October 1903 by timescale Records on 20 October 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 October 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 20 October 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 October 1903 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.3. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 3: 43 to 5: 35 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 October 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 34
3 to 53
5 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1903
Top 9 records on 20 October 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 October 1903Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)4.2 C (7.6 F)2 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1903Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1903Stawell, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1903Robe Comparison, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1903Mount Gambier Post Office, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1903Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min17.7 C (63.9 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1903Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1903Galway, IEdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1903Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)2 years4 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

1806 to 1903
Records on 10-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1903. 1903 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0001806: 11835: 11844: 11846: 11847: 21851: 11852: 11858: 11863: 21864: 21866: 31867: 11868: 21872: 21874: 21875: 31876: 21877: 11878: 11880: 31881: 21884: 11885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 61891: 41892: 41893: 11894: 31895: 41896: 91897: 21898: 71899: 11900: 81901: 71902: 51903: 91904: 131905: 221906: 281907: 321908: 261909: 171910: 311911: 161912: 61913: 381914: 161915: 201916: 721917: 2011918: 341919: 191920: 811921: 681922: 831923: 961924: 1821925: 2471926: 1471927: 2831928: 921929: 1291930: 6721931: 1251932: 3311933: 6751934: 4221935: 3901936: 3701937: 1891938: 2311939: 3671940: 7571941: 4591942: 1521943: 5011944: 2881945: 3631946: 3101947: 1,4941948: 3201949: 1,0841950: 6191951: 2791952: 5201953: 1,0571954: 2621955: 5291956: 2831957: 4401958: 4611959: 4511960: 6711961: 4791962: 7331963: 7651964: 5981965: 3401966: 8571967: 5111968: 2441969: 6071970: 7101971: 6061972: 1,7241973: 8781974: 1,1221975: 5871976: 1,3041977: 4671978: 5081979: 1,6471980: 3501981: 1,0831982: 1,1911983: 9441984: 1,5621985: 8351986: 8231987: 5901988: 7371989: 2,0921990: 6091991: 9711992: 1,1741993: 1,2381994: 6501995: 7031996: 1,4171997: 9491998: 6831999: 6032000: 7372001: 5892002: 9852003: 1,7612004: 1,8612005: 1,0922006: 1,1702007: 9232008: 4772009: 7862010: 5392011: 7852012: 9452013: 5922014: 8512015: 5232016: 9472017: 6022018: 3942019: 7442020: 1,0102021: 9002022: 8342023: 1,4682024: 7072025: 3261806187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1903. 1903 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-20 in each year
YearRecords
18061
18351
18441
18461
18472
18511
18521
18581
18632
18642
18663
18671
18682
18722
18742
18753
18762
18771
18781
18803
18812
18841
18851
18861
18871
18886
18914
18924
18931
18943
18954
18969
18972
18987
18991
19008
19017
19025
19039
190413
190522
190628
190732
190826
190917
191031
191116
19126
191338
191416
191520
191672
1917201
191834
191919
192081
192168
192283
192396
1924182
1925247
1926147
1927283
192892
1929129
1930672
1931125
1932331
1933675
1934422
1935390
1936370
1937189
1938231
1939367
1940757
1941459
1942152
1943501
1944288
1945363
1946310
19471,494
1948320
19491,084
1950619
1951279
1952520
19531,057
1954262
1955529
1956283
1957440
1958461
1959451
1960671
1961479
1962733
1963765
1964598
1965340
1966857
1967511
1968244
1969607
1970710
1971606
19721,724
1973878
19741,122
1975587
19761,304
1977467
1978508
19791,647
1980350
19811,083
19821,191
1983944
19841,562
1985835
1986823
1987590
1988737
19892,092
1990609
1991971
19921,174
19931,238
1994650
1995703
19961,417
1997949
1998683
1999603
2000737
2001589
2002985
20031,761
20041,861
20051,092
20061,170
2007923
2008477
2009786
2010539
2011785
2012945
2013592
2014851
2015523
2016947
2017602
2018394
2019744
20201,010
2021900
2022834
20231,468
2024707
2025326

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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).