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Weather Records on 17 April 1908

38 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1908. Highest significance: Portland Rfc City, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 1908

  • On 17 April 1908, 38 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Portland Rfc City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 17 April 1908.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

38 stations
Weather records on 17 April 1908 38 station records on 17 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
38 station records on 17 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 April 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
MombaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WarraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation6.0 mm (0.24 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bobadah (Melrose)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

38 records
Records on 17 April 1908 by type Records set or tied on 17 April 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 16Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 April 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 17 April 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum16
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 April 1908 by timescale Records on 17 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 36.
Records on 17 April 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 April 1908 Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 295 to 10: 410 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 April 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 529
5 to 104
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1908
Top 20 records on 17 April 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 April 1908Portland Rfc City, USmonthly rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)33 years37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1908Athens, USdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)17 years24 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Middletown 4 W, USmonthly low min-8.3 C (17.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Concord, USdaily low min-7.8 C (18.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)34 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Tallinn, EEdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Jonkoping, SEdaily rain9.5 mm (0.37 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Charlton, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max14.0 C (57.2 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)45 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908St John's, CAdaily low min-10.6 C (12.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Saint John, CAdaily low min-7.8 C (18.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Sydney, CAdaily low max-3.9 C (25.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Momba, AUdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily low max-1.1 C (30.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Warraweena, AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908St John's, CAdaily low max-2.8 C (27.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Bindara (Netley), AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low min-10.0 C (14.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily low min-8.3 C (17.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)4 years11 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

1799 to 1908
Records on 04-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1908. 1908 had 38 records. 01,0002,0003,0001799: 11807: 11808: 11815: 11817: 11818: 11819: 11823: 11825: 11830: 11835: 31837: 11845: 11847: 21851: 11852: 31853: 11854: 11855: 11857: 11858: 11862: 11865: 21868: 11873: 41874: 11875: 31877: 41878: 21880: 21889: 11890: 21891: 21892: 41894: 51895: 11896: 51897: 61898: 31899: 11900: 21901: 41902: 41903: 51904: 191905: 111906: 141907: 161908: 381909: 71910: 291911: 331912: 271913: 201914: 831915: 301916: 301917: 321918: 351919: 391920: 871921: 1481922: 961923: 711924: 741925: 1031926: 1401927: 2561928: 3081929: 1451930: 2381931: 2161932: 6151933: 2611934: 2341935: 3741936: 3081937: 4391938: 5641939: 6181940: 3371941: 4601942: 4151943: 2851944: 3341945: 4751946: 4921947: 4611948: 6221949: 4391950: 2931951: 4411952: 5291953: 8181954: 6501955: 3941956: 4861957: 2771958: 7021959: 4341960: 5531961: 6671962: 5971963: 7021964: 7661965: 4111966: 4091967: 9351968: 7451969: 7281970: 5471971: 9241972: 5461973: 5891974: 2441975: 6661976: 1,6301977: 9061978: 6201979: 8101980: 6751981: 6211982: 9651983: 1,3651984: 7201985: 9171986: 9971987: 9601988: 1,0821989: 6381990: 1,0651991: 6141992: 1,1051993: 8471994: 1,0471995: 1,2111996: 1,0441997: 8891998: 1,7951999: 1,7302000: 1,0822001: 1,0132002: 2,2842003: 1,0372004: 7612005: 5722006: 1,4302007: 8632008: 8422009: 7792010: 6062011: 9822012: 9202013: 1,7962014: 9132015: 8132016: 9772017: 4692018: 1,5782019: 4582020: 1,1612021: 7012022: 8262023: 6272024: 6902025: 1,0581799185418941911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1908. 1908 had 38 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-17 in each year
YearRecords
17991
18071
18081
18151
18171
18181
18191
18231
18251
18301
18353
18371
18451
18472
18511
18523
18531
18541
18551
18571
18581
18621
18652
18681
18734
18741
18753
18774
18782
18802
18891
18902
18912
18924
18945
18951
18965
18976
18983
18991
19002
19014
19024
19035
190419
190511
190614
190716
190838
19097
191029
191133
191227
191320
191483
191530
191630
191732
191835
191939
192087
1921148
192296
192371
192474
1925103
1926140
1927256
1928308
1929145
1930238
1931216
1932615
1933261
1934234
1935374
1936308
1937439
1938564
1939618
1940337
1941460
1942415
1943285
1944334
1945475
1946492
1947461
1948622
1949439
1950293
1951441
1952529
1953818
1954650
1955394
1956486
1957277
1958702
1959434
1960553
1961667
1962597
1963702
1964766
1965411
1966409
1967935
1968745
1969728
1970547
1971924
1972546
1973589
1974244
1975666
19761,630
1977906
1978620
1979810
1980675
1981621
1982965
19831,365
1984720
1985917
1986997
1987960
19881,082
1989638
19901,065
1991614
19921,105
1993847
19941,047
19951,211
19961,044
1997889
19981,795
19991,730
20001,082
20011,013
20022,284
20031,037
2004761
2005572
20061,430
2007863
2008842
2009779
2010606
2011982
2012920
20131,796
2014913
2015813
2016977
2017469
20181,578
2019458
20201,161
2021701
2022826
2023627
2024690
20251,058

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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).