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Weather Records on 23 March 1908

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1908. Highest significance: Wilmington Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 1908

  • On 23 March 1908, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Wilmington Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 23 March 1908.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 23 March 1908 11 station records on 23 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 23 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 March 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation78.7 mm (3.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Piangil (Burra Burra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 23 March 1908 by type Records set or tied on 23 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 23 March 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 March 1908 by timescale Records on 23 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 23 March 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 March 1908 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.5. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 3: 63 to 5: 05 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 March 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 36
3 to 50
5 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1908
Top 11 records on 23 March 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 March 1908Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)23 years24 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain78.7 mm (3.1 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1908Escanaba, USdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1908Concord, USdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1908Truro, CAdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)6 years6 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min (Tie)8.9 C (48.0 F)tie34 years3 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high max (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1908Piangil (Burra Burra), AUdaily rain (Tie)0.5 mm (0.02 in)tie8 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

1796 to 1908
Records on 03-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 11 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11808: 11836: 21837: 21853: 21858: 11862: 11864: 21865: 21868: 21871: 31874: 21875: 41877: 21878: 31879: 11882: 11883: 61884: 21885: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31889: 21890: 11891: 11893: 11895: 41896: 131897: 91898: 61899: 31901: 51902: 261903: 321904: 31905: 161906: 231907: 531908: 111909: 71910: 121911: 81912: 221913: 761914: 721915: 111916: 501917: 651918: 311919: 171920: 751921: 101922: 301923: 971924: 781925: 1641926: 2831927: 2021928: 1541929: 5171930: 1351931: 2671932: 1691933: 1231934: 6891935: 4861936: 4371937: 2431938: 6011939: 5651940: 1,0311941: 1881942: 1871943: 2861944: 4661945: 3861946: 1701947: 2751948: 3311949: 3901950: 8741951: 3371952: 1,4791953: 5891954: 4831955: 9991956: 4201957: 3541958: 4861959: 2491960: 1,0041961: 3611962: 3061963: 8391964: 8151965: 1,5371966: 7931967: 8221968: 1,4901969: 6341970: 3801971: 7581972: 5331973: 5371974: 1,0991975: 6181976: 3991977: 6421978: 6081979: 1,0121980: 4221981: 9401982: 8451983: 1,5221984: 7151985: 4371986: 1,1041987: 1,2791988: 7101989: 8051990: 1,3891991: 1,2641992: 8831993: 1,1511994: 1,4991995: 1,5141996: 6731997: 7431998: 1,2531999: 7222000: 1,1622001: 9952002: 1,1302003: 9712004: 1,5162005: 1,0142006: 1,3112007: 1,5952008: 9562009: 9522010: 9182011: 1,2452012: 2,2692013: 1,2702014: 5942015: 5772016: 5362017: 7392018: 7882019: 5242020: 4642021: 1,0482022: 1,0292023: 1,1302024: 6112025: 7021796188219011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 11 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-23 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18081
18362
18372
18532
18581
18621
18642
18652
18682
18713
18742
18754
18772
18783
18791
18821
18836
18842
18853
18861
18871
18883
18892
18901
18911
18931
18954
189613
18979
18986
18993
19015
190226
190332
19043
190516
190623
190753
190811
19097
191012
19118
191222
191376
191472
191511
191650
191765
191831
191917
192075
192110
192230
192397
192478
1925164
1926283
1927202
1928154
1929517
1930135
1931267
1932169
1933123
1934689
1935486
1936437
1937243
1938601
1939565
19401,031
1941188
1942187
1943286
1944466
1945386
1946170
1947275
1948331
1949390
1950874
1951337
19521,479
1953589
1954483
1955999
1956420
1957354
1958486
1959249
19601,004
1961361
1962306
1963839
1964815
19651,537
1966793
1967822
19681,490
1969634
1970380
1971758
1972533
1973537
19741,099
1975618
1976399
1977642
1978608
19791,012
1980422
1981940
1982845
19831,522
1984715
1985437
19861,104
19871,279
1988710
1989805
19901,389
19911,264
1992883
19931,151
19941,499
19951,514
1996673
1997743
19981,253
1999722
20001,162
2001995
20021,130
2003971
20041,516
20051,014
20061,311
20071,595
2008956
2009952
2010918
20111,245
20122,269
20131,270
2014594
2015577
2016536
2017739
2018788
2019524
2020464
20211,048
20221,029
20231,130
2024611
2025702

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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).