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Weather Records on 19 April 1908

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1908. Highest significance: Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 April 1908

  • On 19 April 1908, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Durban-Botanical Gardens set a monthly record daily precipitation of 269.0 mm (10.6 in) on 19 April 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 19 April 1908 14 station records on 19 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 19 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 April 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Durban-Botanical GardensSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation269.0 mm (10.6 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation40.9 mm (1.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature2.4 C (36.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 19 April 1908 by type Records set or tied on 19 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 19 April 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 April 1908 by timescale Records on 19 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13.
Records on 19 April 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 April 1908 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 20: 820 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 April 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 208
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1908
Top 14 records on 19 April 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 April 1908Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZAmonthly rain269.0 mm (10.6 in)156.0 mm (6.1 in)7 years55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1908Halifax, CAdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 years21 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1908Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1908Sydney, CAdaily rain40.9 mm (1.6 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1908Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min2.4 C (36.3 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1908Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1908Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)13 years7 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1908Trenton 2, USdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1908Madison Wb City, USdaily high max (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min (Tie)16.1 C (61.0 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1908La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1908Wilmington Wb City, USdaily high max (Tie)27.8 C (82.0 F)tie11 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

1807 to 1908
Records on 04-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records. 01,0002,0003,0001807: 21814: 11840: 11843: 11845: 11847: 11849: 21851: 21852: 31854: 11860: 21862: 11865: 31868: 11870: 11871: 21873: 11875: 11876: 11877: 31878: 21880: 11881: 21883: 11884: 21886: 11890: 71892: 31893: 51894: 151895: 61896: 31897: 41898: 61899: 31900: 21901: 41902: 31903: 161904: 311905: 51906: 231907: 271908: 141909: 431910: 371911: 311912: 141913: 291914: 421915: 321916: 261917: 261918: 531919: 251920: 661921: 341922: 461923: 1061924: 991925: 2081926: 4211927: 6091928: 4041929: 1671930: 701931: 1641932: 1251933: 2421934: 2911935: 2561936: 3821937: 5691938: 4331939: 3831940: 3611941: 7471942: 2541943: 5881944: 2901945: 2951946: 5011947: 3141948: 8171949: 3841950: 2111951: 5761952: 4501953: 1,1581954: 3421955: 8581956: 4801957: 5761958: 2681959: 5261960: 2161961: 7591962: 5671963: 5101964: 4781965: 5781966: 1,1881967: 9151968: 6121969: 6971970: 9431971: 7211972: 5731973: 8111974: 5931975: 5841976: 8631977: 6861978: 6161979: 5921980: 8441981: 6771982: 6411983: 2,5881984: 7201985: 1,3881986: 5221987: 1,4931988: 1,1001989: 8811990: 1,5021991: 1,0681992: 5941993: 6131994: 1,1171995: 1,3471996: 7511997: 8991998: 1,0491999: 7942000: 9632001: 1,1352002: 1,6122003: 8242004: 7832005: 8512006: 1,1112007: 7592008: 9262009: 7372010: 6002011: 1,3632012: 6602013: 2,0672014: 4362015: 6922016: 8132017: 4852018: 1,4902019: 8502020: 4402021: 6382022: 1,1632023: 8282024: 7902025: 1,1361807187518991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-19 in each year
YearRecords
18072
18141
18401
18431
18451
18471
18492
18512
18523
18541
18602
18621
18653
18681
18701
18712
18731
18751
18761
18773
18782
18801
18812
18831
18842
18861
18907
18923
18935
189415
18956
18963
18974
18986
18993
19002
19014
19023
190316
190431
19055
190623
190727
190814
190943
191037
191131
191214
191329
191442
191532
191626
191726
191853
191925
192066
192134
192246
1923106
192499
1925208
1926421
1927609
1928404
1929167
193070
1931164
1932125
1933242
1934291
1935256
1936382
1937569
1938433
1939383
1940361
1941747
1942254
1943588
1944290
1945295
1946501
1947314
1948817
1949384
1950211
1951576
1952450
19531,158
1954342
1955858
1956480
1957576
1958268
1959526
1960216
1961759
1962567
1963510
1964478
1965578
19661,188
1967915
1968612
1969697
1970943
1971721
1972573
1973811
1974593
1975584
1976863
1977686
1978616
1979592
1980844
1981677
1982641
19832,588
1984720
19851,388
1986522
19871,493
19881,100
1989881
19901,502
19911,068
1992594
1993613
19941,117
19951,347
1996751
1997899
19981,049
1999794
2000963
20011,135
20021,612
2003824
2004783
2005851
20061,111
2007759
2008926
2009737
2010600
20111,363
2012660
20132,067
2014436
2015692
2016813
2017485
20181,490
2019850
2020440
2021638
20221,163
2023828
2024790
20251,136

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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).