Weather Records on 27 October 1903
23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1903. Highest significance: Cordeaux River, AU.
Key Facts for 27 October 1903
- On 27 October 1903, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 0 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 21 daily.
- Cordeaux River set a daily record precipitation of 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 27 October 1903.
- Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.
Record Map
23 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordeaux River | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 79.5 mm (3.1 in) | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| Peterborough | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wollongong Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 60.7 mm (2.4 in) | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bringelly (Maryland) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 90.2 mm (3.6 in) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Moss Vale (Hoskins Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 39.6 mm (1.6 in) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| World Trade Ctr | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 5.6 C (42.1 F) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cooma Lambie Street | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 22.6 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fredericton Unb | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 3.3 cm (1.3 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Truro | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 3.0 cm (1.2 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Concord | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 2.8 C (37.0 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Saint John | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 0.5 cm (0.2 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kingston Queens U | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 0.3 cm (0.1 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Stanley | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 0.3 cm (0.1 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Goulburn | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 20.1 mm (0.8 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| World Trade Ctr | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 1.1 C (34.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 14.7 mm (0.6 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kingston Queens U | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 2.8 C (37.0 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Washington | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 0.6 C (33.1 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Baltimore Customs House | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 1.7 C (35.1 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gravenhurst | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 5.1 cm (2.0 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Toledo Blade | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -2.8 C (27.0 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montreal McGill | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 1.7 C (35.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Saint John | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 2.8 C (37.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
23 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 0 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 5 |
| Highest daily minimum | 0 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 4 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 7 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 7 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 2 |
| daily | 21 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
21 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 13 |
| 10 to 20 | 2 |
| 20 to 30 | 1 |
| 30 to 40 | 3 |
| 40 to 50 | 0 |
| 50 to 60 | 1 |
| 60 to 70 | 0 |
| 70 to 80 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
27 October 1903| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 October 1903 | Cordeaux River, AU | daily rain | 79.5 mm (3.1 in) | 54.9 mm (2.2 in) | 28 years | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| 27 October 1903 | Peterborough, CA | daily snowfall | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 36 years | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Wollongong Post Office, AU | daily rain | 60.7 mm (2.4 in) | 39.9 mm (1.6 in) | 10 years | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Bringelly (Maryland), AU | monthly rain | 90.2 mm (3.6 in) | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 22 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU | daily rain | 39.6 mm (1.6 in) | 29.4 mm (1.2 in) | 11 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | World Trade Ctr, US | monthly low max | 5.6 C (42.1 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 26 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Cooma Lambie Street, AU | daily rain | 22.6 mm (0.9 in) | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 11 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Fredericton Unb, CA | daily snowfall | 3.3 cm (1.3 in) | 3.3 cm (1.3 in) | 30 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Truro, CA | daily snowfall | 3.0 cm (1.2 in) | 3.0 cm (1.2 in) | 30 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Concord, US | daily low max | 2.8 C (37.0 F) | 3.3 C (5.9 F) | 16 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Saint John, CA | daily snowfall | 0.5 cm (0.2 in) | 0.5 cm (0.2 in) | 31 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Kingston Queens U, CA | daily snowfall | 0.3 cm (0.1 in) | 0.3 cm (0.1 in) | 30 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Port Stanley, CA | daily snowfall | 0.3 cm (0.1 in) | 0.3 cm (0.1 in) | 30 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Goulburn, AU | daily rain | 20.1 mm (0.8 in) | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 11 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | World Trade Ctr, US | daily low min | 1.1 C (34.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 21 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU | daily rain | 14.7 mm (0.6 in) | 5.0 mm (0.20 in) | 10 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Kingston Queens U, CA | daily low max | 2.8 C (37.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 22 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Washington, US | daily low min | 0.6 C (33.1 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 10 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Baltimore Customs House, US | daily low min | 1.7 C (35.1 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 10 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 1903 | Gravenhurst, CA | daily snowfall | 5.1 cm (2.0 in) | 1.3 cm (0.5 in) | 4 years | 6 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
1802 to 1903| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1802 | 1 |
| 1807 | 1 |
| 1816 | 1 |
| 1831 | 1 |
| 1838 | 1 |
| 1840 | 1 |
| 1841 | 2 |
| 1847 | 2 |
| 1849 | 2 |
| 1856 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1866 | 4 |
| 1869 | 4 |
| 1870 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1873 | 1 |
| 1874 | 2 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1881 | 2 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1892 | 3 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 14 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1901 | 5 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 23 |
| 1904 | 6 |
| 1905 | 11 |
| 1906 | 11 |
| 1907 | 9 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 13 |
| 1910 | 14 |
| 1911 | 20 |
| 1912 | 42 |
| 1913 | 91 |
| 1914 | 54 |
| 1915 | 65 |
| 1916 | 28 |
| 1917 | 45 |
| 1918 | 77 |
| 1919 | 74 |
| 1920 | 98 |
| 1921 | 37 |
| 1922 | 97 |
| 1923 | 63 |
| 1924 | 104 |
| 1925 | 383 |
| 1926 | 176 |
| 1927 | 521 |
| 1928 | 162 |
| 1929 | 92 |
| 1930 | 158 |
| 1931 | 241 |
| 1932 | 319 |
| 1933 | 313 |
| 1934 | 173 |
| 1935 | 266 |
| 1936 | 725 |
| 1937 | 477 |
| 1938 | 160 |
| 1939 | 836 |
| 1940 | 605 |
| 1941 | 409 |
| 1942 | 629 |
| 1943 | 479 |
| 1944 | 519 |
| 1945 | 674 |
| 1946 | 450 |
| 1947 | 551 |
| 1948 | 160 |
| 1949 | 182 |
| 1950 | 603 |
| 1951 | 269 |
| 1952 | 640 |
| 1953 | 285 |
| 1954 | 493 |
| 1955 | 578 |
| 1956 | 339 |
| 1957 | 1,116 |
| 1958 | 163 |
| 1959 | 376 |
| 1960 | 180 |
| 1961 | 428 |
| 1962 | 704 |
| 1963 | 798 |
| 1964 | 294 |
| 1965 | 284 |
| 1966 | 256 |
| 1967 | 485 |
| 1968 | 436 |
| 1969 | 532 |
| 1970 | 1,071 |
| 1971 | 1,157 |
| 1972 | 694 |
| 1973 | 719 |
| 1974 | 384 |
| 1975 | 424 |
| 1976 | 1,387 |
| 1977 | 608 |
| 1978 | 593 |
| 1979 | 553 |
| 1980 | 1,148 |
| 1981 | 1,076 |
| 1982 | 793 |
| 1983 | 707 |
| 1984 | 1,183 |
| 1985 | 592 |
| 1986 | 531 |
| 1987 | 863 |
| 1988 | 829 |
| 1989 | 1,506 |
| 1990 | 441 |
| 1991 | 1,722 |
| 1992 | 703 |
| 1993 | 667 |
| 1994 | 894 |
| 1995 | 1,238 |
| 1996 | 1,651 |
| 1997 | 2,783 |
| 1998 | 1,696 |
| 1999 | 991 |
| 2000 | 832 |
| 2001 | 1,100 |
| 2002 | 1,040 |
| 2003 | 1,669 |
| 2004 | 1,546 |
| 2005 | 897 |
| 2006 | 1,442 |
| 2007 | 950 |
| 2008 | 650 |
| 2009 | 954 |
| 2010 | 1,676 |
| 2011 | 690 |
| 2012 | 991 |
| 2013 | 706 |
| 2014 | 973 |
| 2015 | 395 |
| 2016 | 761 |
| 2017 | 582 |
| 2018 | 701 |
| 2019 | 1,364 |
| 2020 | 2,886 |
| 2021 | 536 |
| 2022 | 657 |
| 2023 | 1,668 |
| 2024 | 694 |
| 2025 | 524 |
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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).