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Weather Records on 7 January 1908

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1908. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 7 January 1908

  • On 7 January 1908, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record precipitation of 25.3 mm (1.0 in) on 7 January 1908.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1826 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 7 January 1908 19 station records on 7 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 7 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 January 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation25.3 mm (1.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GilgoinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WillowmoreSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation8.8 mm (0.35 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 7 January 1908 by type Records set or tied on 7 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 7 January 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 7 January 1908 by timescale Records on 7 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.
Records on 7 January 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 January 1908 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 27.9. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 110 to 15: 315 to 20: 120 to 25: 125 to 30: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
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 27.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 January 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 101
10 to 153
15 to 201
20 to 251
25 to 302

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1908
Top 19 records on 7 January 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 January 1908Oxford, GBdaily rain25.3 mm (1.0 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)30 years43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1908Washington, USdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)51 years34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Calga, AUdaily rain39.6 mm (1.6 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)32 years32 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Athens, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)25.1 mm (1.0 in)17 years25 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Groningen-1, NLdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)53 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Scheveningen, NLdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Gilgoin, AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max15.8 C (60.4 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Willowmore, ZAdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Colesberg (Tnk), ZAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max22.8 C (73.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years7 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain6.8 mm (0.27 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Yamba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)0 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max (Tie)32.2 C (90.0 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily high max (Tie)2.8 C (37.0 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1908Hvar, HRdaily rain (Tie)8.8 mm (0.35 in)tie1 year1 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

1826 to 1908
Records on 01-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1908. 1908 had 19 records. 01,0002,0003,0001826: 11839: 11846: 11853: 11855: 11857: 11858: 11860: 11861: 11865: 21867: 11869: 11870: 21871: 11874: 31877: 51879: 11880: 11882: 21885: 31886: 31887: 11888: 21889: 21890: 51891: 41893: 11894: 11896: 41897: 11898: 51899: 11900: 51901: 61902: 51903: 171904: 31905: 151906: 191907: 431908: 191909: 181910: 141911: 171912: 561913: 551914: 111915: 1111916: 531917: 171918: 571919: 1451920: 601921: 761922: 1801923: 1041924: 2061925: 701926: 911927: 1711928: 2121929: 731930: 4491931: 941932: 2161933: 1801934: 6451935: 5091936: 5291937: 8511938: 1921939: 2201940: 6971941: 3031942: 7021943: 3421944: 2831945: 8031946: 8341947: 2931948: 7401949: 5101950: 3771951: 3611952: 3861953: 4941954: 4091955: 1641956: 2831957: 3381958: 4161959: 3501960: 4401961: 3511962: 8551963: 6091964: 2181965: 1,2971966: 6141967: 6861968: 1,3051969: 7611970: 1,1391971: 9271972: 3951973: 1,1061974: 8921975: 7391976: 1,1271977: 6761978: 4851979: 1,4811980: 7001981: 7791982: 1,4161983: 9221984: 6571985: 1,2241986: 7171987: 7871988: 2,9401989: 1,7131990: 6881991: 9931992: 9931993: 1,2661994: 1,2261995: 1,1721996: 1,9451997: 1,0111998: 2,5991999: 1,2232000: 6962001: 9152002: 1,2962003: 1,2602004: 9282005: 1,2412006: 1,1642007: 1,1472008: 1,8062009: 1,0332010: 1,8992011: 7272012: 5372013: 3972014: 2,6322015: 5982016: 7042017: 1,3152018: 1,0242019: 5382020: 4442021: 5332022: 8902023: 4442024: 6902025: 5601826187919001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1908. 1908 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-07 in each year
YearRecords
18261
18391
18461
18531
18551
18571
18581
18601
18611
18652
18671
18691
18702
18711
18743
18775
18791
18801
18822
18853
18863
18871
18882
18892
18905
18914
18931
18941
18964
18971
18985
18991
19005
19016
19025
190317
19043
190515
190619
190743
190819
190918
191014
191117
191256
191355
191411
1915111
191653
191717
191857
1919145
192060
192176
1922180
1923104
1924206
192570
192691
1927171
1928212
192973
1930449
193194
1932216
1933180
1934645
1935509
1936529
1937851
1938192
1939220
1940697
1941303
1942702
1943342
1944283
1945803
1946834
1947293
1948740
1949510
1950377
1951361
1952386
1953494
1954409
1955164
1956283
1957338
1958416
1959350
1960440
1961351
1962855
1963609
1964218
19651,297
1966614
1967686
19681,305
1969761
19701,139
1971927
1972395
19731,106
1974892
1975739
19761,127
1977676
1978485
19791,481
1980700
1981779
19821,416
1983922
1984657
19851,224
1986717
1987787
19882,940
19891,713
1990688
1991993
1992993
19931,266
19941,226
19951,172
19961,945
19971,011
19982,599
19991,223
2000696
2001915
20021,296
20031,260
2004928
20051,241
20061,164
20071,147
20081,806
20091,033
20101,899
2011727
2012537
2013397
20142,632
2015598
2016704
20171,315
20181,024
2019538
2020444
2021533
2022890
2023444
2024690
2025560

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).