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Weather Records on 12 January 1908

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1908. Highest significance: Toledo Blade, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1908

  • On 12 January 1908, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Toledo Blade set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 12 January 1908.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 12 January 1908 29 station records on 12 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 12 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 January 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation46.7 mm (1.8 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.9 mm (1.6 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily snowfall29.2 cm (11.5 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily snowfall13.0 cm (5.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation37.8 mm (1.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth5.0 cm (2.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 12 January 1908 by type Records set or tied on 12 January 1908 by type: Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 6Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 January 1908 by type: Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 12 January 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall6
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 12 January 1908 by timescale Records on 12 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 12 January 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1908 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 25: 2225 to 50: 250 to 75: 075 to 100: 0100 to 125: 0125 to 150: 0150 to 175: 0175 to 200: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175175 to 200
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 2522
25 to 502
50 to 750
75 to 1000
100 to 1250
125 to 1500
150 to 1750
175 to 2001

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1908
Top 20 records on 12 January 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 January 1908Toledo Blade, USdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)9 years45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1908Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily rain46.7 mm (1.8 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)17 years39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily rain40.9 mm (1.6 in)27.7 mm (1.1 in)6 years37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1908Stratford, CAdaily snowfall29.2 cm (11.5 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)0 years35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1908Port Dover, CAdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)2 years33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Toronto, CAdaily snowfall13.0 cm (5.1 in)1.8 cm (0.7 in)51 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Washington, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)22 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)0 years21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Toronto, CAdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Port Stanley, CAdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Vineland, USdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)6 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Stratford, CAdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Southampton, CAdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Orillia, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Orillia, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908Buffalo, USdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1908World Trade Ctr, USdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years13 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

1794 to 1908
Records on 01-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 29 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 21812: 11830: 21840: 11849: 11851: 11856: 21863: 21867: 11871: 31873: 21874: 11875: 21876: 21877: 31879: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11885: 11886: 31889: 11890: 11893: 41894: 11895: 41896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 91900: 31901: 81902: 61903: 131904: 31905: 151906: 41907: 121908: 291909: 191910: 431911: 701912: 551913: 191914: 671915: 391916: 471917: 1181918: 1481919: 241920: 731921: 311922: 711923: 651924: 871925: 1411926: 651927: 1441928: 6291929: 1031930: 1851931: 1421932: 4751933: 911934: 2221935: 2991936: 3341937: 2601938: 1791939: 2961940: 3151941: 2461942: 3271943: 4401944: 1191945: 4901946: 2881947: 2581948: 3301949: 5101950: 3991951: 3681952: 2681953: 1,2071954: 4271955: 3021956: 5031957: 3761958: 4101959: 5681960: 1,3651961: 2911962: 1,3971963: 2,0051964: 6351965: 3461966: 4851967: 4361968: 1,2071969: 5141970: 5251971: 7631972: 1,2891973: 5641974: 1,0571975: 1,2051976: 9861977: 1,0781978: 7111979: 1,2951980: 1,4421981: 1,5081982: 1,6141983: 1,1151984: 5961985: 8961986: 6901987: 2,0071988: 8411989: 1,0191990: 6371991: 1,3241992: 7741993: 1,9231994: 9421995: 1,6881996: 1,5961997: 1,9571998: 1,0771999: 8712000: 1,0612001: 5752002: 1,0112003: 7372004: 6512005: 1,9182006: 1,1172007: 1,4102008: 7152009: 8392010: 1,0442011: 1,7142012: 8102013: 1,4812014: 5152015: 7432016: 4002017: 1,3582018: 1,1912019: 9172020: 1,2992021: 6162022: 5682023: 8312024: 1,0682025: 5431794188119021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-12 in each year
YearRecords
17942
18121
18302
18401
18491
18511
18562
18632
18671
18713
18732
18741
18752
18762
18773
18791
18811
18821
18841
18851
18863
18891
18901
18934
18941
18954
18963
18974
18987
18999
19003
19018
19026
190313
19043
190515
19064
190712
190829
190919
191043
191170
191255
191319
191467
191539
191647
1917118
1918148
191924
192073
192131
192271
192365
192487
1925141
192665
1927144
1928629
1929103
1930185
1931142
1932475
193391
1934222
1935299
1936334
1937260
1938179
1939296
1940315
1941246
1942327
1943440
1944119
1945490
1946288
1947258
1948330
1949510
1950399
1951368
1952268
19531,207
1954427
1955302
1956503
1957376
1958410
1959568
19601,365
1961291
19621,397
19632,005
1964635
1965346
1966485
1967436
19681,207
1969514
1970525
1971763
19721,289
1973564
19741,057
19751,205
1976986
19771,078
1978711
19791,295
19801,442
19811,508
19821,614
19831,115
1984596
1985896
1986690
19872,007
1988841
19891,019
1990637
19911,324
1992774
19931,923
1994942
19951,688
19961,596
19971,957
19981,077
1999871
20001,061
2001575
20021,011
2003737
2004651
20051,918
20061,117
20071,410
2008715
2009839
20101,044
20111,714
2012810
20131,481
2014515
2015743
2016400
20171,358
20181,191
2019917
20201,299
2021616
2022568
2023831
20241,068
2025543

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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).