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Weather Records on 3 April 1908

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1908. Highest significance: Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 April 1908

  • On 3 April 1908, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Clanwilliam (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 13.2 mm (0.5 in) on 3 April 1908.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1815 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 3 April 1908 14 station records on 3 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 3 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 April 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-18.9 C (-2.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.5 cm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 3 April 1908 by type Records set or tied on 3 April 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 April 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 3 April 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 April 1908 by timescale Records on 3 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 3 April 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 April 1908 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 65 to 10: 010 to 15: 415 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 April 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 56
5 to 100
10 to 154
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1908
Top 14 records on 3 April 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 April 1908Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1908Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)2 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1908Caledon (Pol), ZAdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)7 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)2.8 cm (1.1 in)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1908Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)2 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily low min-18.9 C (-2.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1908Lakefield, CAdaily low min-11.7 C (10.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1908Halifax, CAdaily snowfall1.5 cm (0.6 in)0.2 cm (0.1 in)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1908Somerset East, ZAdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1908Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)2 years7 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1908Robertson, ZAdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)2 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily low min (Tie)-15.6 C (3.9 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1908Portland, USdaily low max (Tie)0.0 C (32.0 F)tie11 years1 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1908Concord, USdaily low max (Tie)1.1 C (34.0 F)tie9 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

1815 to 1908
Records on 04-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records. 01,0002,0003,0001815: 31830: 11838: 11848: 11849: 11850: 11862: 11867: 21868: 11873: 11874: 41875: 11876: 21878: 11879: 41880: 21881: 51882: 11883: 31884: 11885: 31886: 21887: 11888: 11889: 41891: 41892: 41893: 31895: 11896: 31897: 21898: 31899: 61900: 121901: 151902: 21903: 141904: 21905: 201906: 91907: 81908: 141909: 171910: 251911: 261912: 191913: 411914: 281915: 471916: 1591917: 481918: 201919: 291920: 601921: 1081922: 241923: 801924: 2071925: 941926: 2051927: 851928: 3781929: 5821930: 1481931: 2241932: 3081933: 2691934: 7321935: 4641936: 1,2641937: 3081938: 2161939: 3251940: 5001941: 3081942: 3341943: 4781944: 7601945: 1,0321946: 6831947: 4211948: 3131949: 3541950: 7131951: 4871952: 2431953: 2901954: 1,0511955: 4721956: 8421957: 6601958: 5911959: 5371960: 5061961: 6651962: 3531963: 1,0101964: 6151965: 5611966: 4371967: 4391968: 4461969: 3451970: 5711971: 5901972: 7321973: 4171974: 8771975: 2,0151976: 3401977: 8981978: 4981979: 9971980: 7131981: 1,2641982: 1,1831983: 8321984: 1,0461985: 8041986: 6341987: 1,5771988: 9751989: 9511990: 1,0181991: 7191992: 1,9741993: 8121994: 5741995: 6751996: 7361997: 1,1551998: 1,0511999: 1,4862000: 1,1672001: 8902002: 1,1902003: 9712004: 8402005: 1,1382006: 7762007: 8742008: 9352009: 1,0082010: 1,3252011: 1,4912012: 1,0272013: 8482014: 7962015: 5282016: 6372017: 5702018: 1,0812019: 5292020: 9082021: 1,2472022: 7212023: 1,2842024: 1,0272025: 1,4761815188118991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-03 in each year
YearRecords
18153
18301
18381
18481
18491
18501
18621
18672
18681
18731
18744
18751
18762
18781
18794
18802
18815
18821
18833
18841
18853
18862
18871
18881
18894
18914
18924
18933
18951
18963
18972
18983
18996
190012
190115
19022
190314
19042
190520
19069
19078
190814
190917
191025
191126
191219
191341
191428
191547
1916159
191748
191820
191929
192060
1921108
192224
192380
1924207
192594
1926205
192785
1928378
1929582
1930148
1931224
1932308
1933269
1934732
1935464
19361,264
1937308
1938216
1939325
1940500
1941308
1942334
1943478
1944760
19451,032
1946683
1947421
1948313
1949354
1950713
1951487
1952243
1953290
19541,051
1955472
1956842
1957660
1958591
1959537
1960506
1961665
1962353
19631,010
1964615
1965561
1966437
1967439
1968446
1969345
1970571
1971590
1972732
1973417
1974877
19752,015
1976340
1977898
1978498
1979997
1980713
19811,264
19821,183
1983832
19841,046
1985804
1986634
19871,577
1988975
1989951
19901,018
1991719
19921,974
1993812
1994574
1995675
1996736
19971,155
19981,051
19991,486
20001,167
2001890
20021,190
2003971
2004840
20051,138
2006776
2007874
2008935
20091,008
20101,325
20111,491
20121,027
2013848
2014796
2015528
2016637
2017570
20181,081
2019529
2020908
20211,247
2022721
20231,284
20241,027
20251,476

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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).