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Weather Records on 18 December 1903

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1903. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 18 December 1903

  • On 18 December 1903, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.2 C (90.0 F) on 18 December 1903.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 18 December 1903 11 station records on 18 December 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 18 December 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 December 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation22.3 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 18 December 1903 by type Records set or tied on 18 December 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 December 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 18 December 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 December 1903 by timescale Records on 18 December 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 December 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 18 December 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 December 1903 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.6. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 21 to 2: 12 to 3: 33 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 26 to 7: 20 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 December 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 21
2 to 33
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 62
6 to 72

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1903
Top 11 records on 18 December 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 December 1903Hambantota, LKdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)24 years23 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1903Saint John, CAdaily low max-13.3 C (8.1 F)6.6 C (11.9 F)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1903Halifax, CAdaily low max-11.1 C (12.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1903Truro, CAdaily low max-14.4 C (6.1 F)6.6 C (11.9 F)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1903Concord, USdaily low max-11.7 C (10.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1903Sydney, CAdaily low max-8.3 C (17.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1903Truro, CAdaily low min-23.3 C (-9.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1903Milan, ITdaily rain22.3 mm (0.9 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1903Sydney, CAdaily low min-15.0 C (5.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1903Chatham, CAdaily low max-13.9 C (7.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1903Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low max (Tie)-13.3 C (8.1 F)tie23 years2 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

1793 to 1903
Records on 12-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1903. 1903 had 11 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11805: 11814: 11825: 11846: 11849: 11852: 21858: 11859: 41862: 21864: 11868: 11873: 11875: 11876: 21878: 11881: 21882: 11884: 21886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 41890: 51892: 41894: 81895: 11897: 41898: 91899: 31900: 21901: 61902: 331903: 111904: 251905: 31906: 211907: 151908: 161909: 181910: 191911: 91912: 331913: 381914: 201915: 281916: 571917: 621918: 211919: 1171920: 771921: 1231922: 1081923: 3781924: 4801925: 741926: 1731927: 1511928: 1651929: 3661930: 2301931: 3601932: 3531933: 5061934: 2091935: 1381936: 4661937: 4591938: 1851939: 9001940: 2421941: 2131942: 2811943: 4191944: 1911945: 5981946: 1991947: 2661948: 3541949: 5611950: 2891951: 8671952: 4501953: 3731954: 5071955: 6111956: 3331957: 9011958: 5241959: 4771960: 4771961: 8851962: 7591963: 5711964: 8401965: 4021966: 6441967: 1,1051968: 4881969: 3761970: 5021971: 3871972: 3751973: 1,0081974: 2291975: 6251976: 4591977: 9921978: 9461979: 1,0871980: 7721981: 1,3621982: 5371983: 2,0141984: 1,4391985: 1,3841986: 8751987: 1,5051988: 1,0611989: 1,8181990: 1,3671991: 7561992: 1,0451993: 6971994: 6431995: 1,0651996: 1,8331997: 1,1951998: 8631999: 9232000: 1,5722001: 9062002: 1,4372003: 9872004: 5062005: 9872006: 1,1672007: 7462008: 1,0142009: 1,2532010: 1,3222011: 6972012: 7292013: 5132014: 5562015: 1,2542016: 1,8212017: 5162018: 4642019: 6792020: 3262021: 7622022: 5362023: 1,2932024: 7802025: 9941793187819011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1903. 1903 had 11 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-18 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18051
18141
18251
18461
18491
18522
18581
18594
18622
18641
18681
18731
18751
18762
18781
18812
18821
18842
18861
18871
18881
18894
18905
18924
18948
18951
18974
18989
18993
19002
19016
190233
190311
190425
19053
190621
190715
190816
190918
191019
19119
191233
191338
191420
191528
191657
191762
191821
1919117
192077
1921123
1922108
1923378
1924480
192574
1926173
1927151
1928165
1929366
1930230
1931360
1932353
1933506
1934209
1935138
1936466
1937459
1938185
1939900
1940242
1941213
1942281
1943419
1944191
1945598
1946199
1947266
1948354
1949561
1950289
1951867
1952450
1953373
1954507
1955611
1956333
1957901
1958524
1959477
1960477
1961885
1962759
1963571
1964840
1965402
1966644
19671,105
1968488
1969376
1970502
1971387
1972375
19731,008
1974229
1975625
1976459
1977992
1978946
19791,087
1980772
19811,362
1982537
19832,014
19841,439
19851,384
1986875
19871,505
19881,061
19891,818
19901,367
1991756
19921,045
1993697
1994643
19951,065
19961,833
19971,195
1998863
1999923
20001,572
2001906
20021,437
2003987
2004506
2005987
20061,167
2007746
20081,014
20091,253
20101,322
2011697
2012729
2013513
2014556
20151,254
20161,821
2017516
2018464
2019679
2020326
2021762
2022536
20231,293
2024780
2025994

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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).