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Weather Records on 23 April 1908

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1908. Highest significance: Stornoway Airport, GB.

Key Facts for 23 April 1908

  • On 23 April 1908, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Stornoway Airport set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 1.1 C (34.0 F) on 23 April 1908.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 23 April 1908 14 station records on 23 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 23 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 April 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature5.3 C (41.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation12.6 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 23 April 1908 by type Records set or tied on 23 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 23 April 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 April 1908 by timescale Records on 23 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13.
Records on 23 April 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 1908 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.0. Ties are not counted. 02460.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 51.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 42.0 to 2.5: 12.5 to 3.0: 20.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.0
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 1908
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.05
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.04
2.0 to 2.51
2.5 to 3.02

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1908
Top 14 records on 23 April 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 April 1908Stornoway Airport, GBmonthly low max1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years24 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1908Oxford, GBdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)75 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1908Armagh, GBdaily low max6.5 C (43.7 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1908Galway, IEdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1908Oxford, GBdaily low max5.3 C (41.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1908Portland, USdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low min-1.0 C (30.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1908Vanersborg, SEdaily rain9.5 mm (0.37 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)2 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low max5.5 C (41.9 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1908Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min-0.8 C (30.6 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)3 years5 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1908Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high min (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 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

1800 to 1908
Records on 04-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001800: 11809: 11812: 11817: 31838: 11840: 11842: 11851: 11852: 21854: 11855: 51857: 21859: 11861: 11865: 11868: 21870: 11872: 11873: 41874: 41875: 11877: 11878: 11879: 11881: 21882: 11883: 21884: 31885: 41886: 41888: 11889: 11890: 41891: 21892: 11893: 21895: 31896: 41897: 21898: 11899: 61900: 41901: 91902: 121903: 201904: 81905: 71906: 231907: 121908: 141909: 281910: 351911: 211912: 291913: 401914: 711915: 411916: 351917: 371918: 921919: 661920: 751921: 811922: 451923: 1321924: 1111925: 5061926: 1241927: 5621928: 3021929: 1031930: 4871931: 5061932: 2311933: 3611934: 2721935: 1521936: 3421937: 3211938: 1771939: 3391940: 3191941: 2771942: 4731943: 8191944: 6781945: 3641946: 6491947: 2421948: 4011949: 4011950: 5771951: 4261952: 5001953: 3001954: 5481955: 6541956: 5811957: 6231958: 6491959: 4421960: 1,6481961: 8841962: 3891963: 8011964: 9581965: 6601966: 3861967: 1,1831968: 8161969: 7051970: 1,2091971: 5081972: 3321973: 5181974: 4861975: 4111976: 3861977: 9791978: 5231979: 5541980: 1,4601981: 1,1241982: 1,1911983: 1,0311984: 9711985: 1,0111986: 1,5411987: 6761988: 1,0511989: 1,4691990: 1,0771991: 6381992: 5921993: 1,2561994: 6661995: 1,4641996: 1,5201997: 1,0241998: 1,4461999: 1,1982000: 1,0032001: 1,4352002: 9712003: 5572004: 6102005: 9402006: 8392007: 8472008: 7752009: 9202010: 1,0402011: 1,1902012: 1,7962013: 1,6552014: 3622015: 5112016: 5422017: 4742018: 6782019: 6682020: 5512021: 5592022: 6892023: 9772024: 5832025: 4111800187218921910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-23 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18091
18121
18173
18381
18401
18421
18511
18522
18541
18555
18572
18591
18611
18651
18682
18701
18721
18734
18744
18751
18771
18781
18791
18812
18821
18832
18843
18854
18864
18881
18891
18904
18912
18921
18932
18953
18964
18972
18981
18996
19004
19019
190212
190320
19048
19057
190623
190712
190814
190928
191035
191121
191229
191340
191471
191541
191635
191737
191892
191966
192075
192181
192245
1923132
1924111
1925506
1926124
1927562
1928302
1929103
1930487
1931506
1932231
1933361
1934272
1935152
1936342
1937321
1938177
1939339
1940319
1941277
1942473
1943819
1944678
1945364
1946649
1947242
1948401
1949401
1950577
1951426
1952500
1953300
1954548
1955654
1956581
1957623
1958649
1959442
19601,648
1961884
1962389
1963801
1964958
1965660
1966386
19671,183
1968816
1969705
19701,209
1971508
1972332
1973518
1974486
1975411
1976386
1977979
1978523
1979554
19801,460
19811,124
19821,191
19831,031
1984971
19851,011
19861,541
1987676
19881,051
19891,469
19901,077
1991638
1992592
19931,256
1994666
19951,464
19961,520
19971,024
19981,446
19991,198
20001,003
20011,435
2002971
2003557
2004610
2005940
2006839
2007847
2008775
2009920
20101,040
20111,190
20121,796
20131,655
2014362
2015511
2016542
2017474
2018678
2019668
2020551
2021559
2022689
2023977
2024583
2025411

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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).