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Weather Records on 26 October 1903

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1903. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 26 October 1903

  • On 26 October 1903, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Jena Sternwarte set a daily record high maximum temperature of 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 26 October 1903.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 26 October 1903 16 station records on 26 October 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 26 October 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 October 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Port MorienCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 26 October 1903 by type Records set or tied on 26 October 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 October 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 26 October 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 October 1903 by timescale Records on 26 October 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 October 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 26 October 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 October 1903 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1320 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 October 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 2013
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1903
Top 16 records on 26 October 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 October 1903Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)71 years31 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Port Stanley, CAdaily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)8.9 cm (3.5 in)30 years29 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Uccle, BEdaily high min11.4 C (52.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)53 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Port Morien, CAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903World Trade Ctr, USdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Halifax, CAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)21 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)3 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Sydney, CAdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Concord, USdaily low max (Tie)4.4 C (39.9 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1903Truro, CAdaily rain (Tie)6.9 mm (0.27 in)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

1816 to 1903
Records on 10-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1903. 1903 had 16 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001816: 11831: 11832: 11840: 11841: 11843: 11849: 11856: 11859: 11861: 11864: 11866: 31868: 21870: 11871: 41874: 11879: 21880: 21881: 11883: 11885: 11886: 21887: 81888: 61889: 21890: 51891: 21892: 51894: 21895: 21898: 21899: 71900: 51901: 41902: 41903: 161904: 61905: 181906: 81907: 121908: 251909: 101910: 101911: 71912: 241913: 381914: 271915: 341916: 591917: 471918: 581919: 721920: 571921: 331922: 1471923: 681924: 1021925: 1851926: 3811927: 5221928: 1741929: 1371930: 2281931: 3591932: 4681933: 6051934: 3311935: 1741936: 5281937: 2481938: 2011939: 1,1401940: 5161941: 6881942: 9261943: 4661944: 3571945: 4341946: 4811947: 5331948: 1581949: 3681950: 6541951: 3371952: 4171953: 4491954: 7281955: 4841956: 3781957: 1,0821958: 1871959: 4881960: 3151961: 2141962: 1,1361963: 1,0791964: 4171965: 4501966: 2711967: 3921968: 4781969: 4931970: 7441971: 1,0211972: 3621973: 3621974: 2661975: 7871976: 8181977: 8641978: 4951979: 7591980: 9531981: 7611982: 8371983: 5641984: 7901985: 5591986: 6021987: 7041988: 8961989: 1,6281990: 5821991: 1,6601992: 7261993: 6151994: 6101995: 9111996: 1,6511997: 2,9431998: 1,1251999: 9942000: 1,0912001: 9392002: 1,0882003: 1,2712004: 1,1222005: 1,1652006: 1,8222007: 1,1832008: 6312009: 7462010: 1,5422011: 7972012: 1,0482013: 8002014: 9772015: 4302016: 7192017: 4742018: 5922019: 8962020: 3,9422021: 7282022: 6262023: 1,6282024: 7902025: 6111816187919001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1903. 1903 had 16 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-26 in each year
YearRecords
18161
18311
18321
18401
18411
18431
18491
18561
18591
18611
18641
18663
18682
18701
18714
18741
18792
18802
18811
18831
18851
18862
18878
18886
18892
18905
18912
18925
18942
18952
18982
18997
19005
19014
19024
190316
19046
190518
19068
190712
190825
190910
191010
19117
191224
191338
191427
191534
191659
191747
191858
191972
192057
192133
1922147
192368
1924102
1925185
1926381
1927522
1928174
1929137
1930228
1931359
1932468
1933605
1934331
1935174
1936528
1937248
1938201
19391,140
1940516
1941688
1942926
1943466
1944357
1945434
1946481
1947533
1948158
1949368
1950654
1951337
1952417
1953449
1954728
1955484
1956378
19571,082
1958187
1959488
1960315
1961214
19621,136
19631,079
1964417
1965450
1966271
1967392
1968478
1969493
1970744
19711,021
1972362
1973362
1974266
1975787
1976818
1977864
1978495
1979759
1980953
1981761
1982837
1983564
1984790
1985559
1986602
1987704
1988896
19891,628
1990582
19911,660
1992726
1993615
1994610
1995911
19961,651
19972,943
19981,125
1999994
20001,091
2001939
20021,088
20031,271
20041,122
20051,165
20061,822
20071,183
2008631
2009746
20101,542
2011797
20121,048
2013800
2014977
2015430
2016719
2017474
2018592
2019896
20203,942
2021728
2022626
20231,628
2024790
2025611

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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).