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Weather Records on 3 July 1908

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1908. Highest significance: Dimboola, AU.

Key Facts for 3 July 1908

  • On 3 July 1908, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Dimboola set a daily record precipitation of 8.4 mm (0.33 in) on 3 July 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 3 July 1908 18 station records on 3 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 3 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 July 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Piangil (Burra Burra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.3 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature35.8 C (96.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 3 July 1908 by type Records set or tied on 3 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 3 July 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 July 1908 by timescale Records on 3 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18.
Records on 3 July 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 July 1908 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.2. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 92 to 4: 44 to 6: 16 to 8: 18 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 July 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 29
2 to 44
4 to 61
6 to 81
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1908
Top 18 records on 3 July 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 July 1908Dimboola, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Piangil (Burra Burra), AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Galway, IEdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Madison Wb City, USdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Armagh, GBdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Kristianstad, SEdaily rain14.3 mm (0.6 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)9 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min14.6 C (58.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Hatfield (Clare), AUdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Hambantota, LKdaily high max35.8 C (96.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)2 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Sydney, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Dubuque River, USdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Warracknabeal Post Office, AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)3 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie34 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily low min (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie29 years2 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

1793 to 1908
Records on 07-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 18 records. 05001,0001,5001793: 21806: 11812: 11816: 11825: 11827: 11836: 11839: 11844: 11845: 11855: 11856: 21857: 31858: 21863: 11864: 21870: 31871: 21872: 21874: 51876: 11878: 31879: 21883: 11885: 11886: 11888: 11890: 11891: 31892: 31894: 41895: 21896: 11897: 31898: 51899: 31900: 51901: 11902: 61903: 61904: 211905: 191906: 121907: 381908: 181909: 301910: 171911: 611912: 361913: 161914: 551915: 291916: 281917: 671918: 551919: 271920: 1791921: 681922: 731923: 2441924: 2901925: 1361926: 1401927: 2811928: 841929: 3151930: 5811931: 4501932: 3261933: 4671934: 3961935: 2751936: 5231937: 2661938: 2941939: 2501940: 3831941: 3951942: 4281943: 4041944: 4981945: 2031946: 2431947: 4661948: 2421949: 5721950: 4791951: 3551952: 3461953: 5841954: 3841955: 4471956: 5281957: 5891958: 4141959: 2401960: 7171961: 4911962: 5471963: 4241964: 8961965: 3701966: 7801967: 8011968: 7291969: 5551970: 6051971: 4721972: 9861973: 6661974: 6851975: 6781976: 8881977: 3621978: 1,2681979: 7381980: 9591981: 6851982: 9131983: 8611984: 7381985: 7661986: 1,1831987: 7061988: 1,1001989: 9621990: 1,1971991: 9931992: 1,3711993: 8041994: 9501995: 1,0241996: 8721997: 1,0711998: 8621999: 1,2282000: 6672001: 1,2222002: 1,2512003: 7752004: 7672005: 7352006: 9432007: 9772008: 8392009: 1,0302010: 1,3102011: 9792012: 9332013: 1,1662014: 6612015: 1,2162016: 7852017: 4512018: 9172019: 4902020: 3782021: 8642022: 7352023: 5942024: 6702025: 8651793187118981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 18 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-03 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18061
18121
18161
18251
18271
18361
18391
18441
18451
18551
18562
18573
18582
18631
18642
18703
18712
18722
18745
18761
18783
18792
18831
18851
18861
18881
18901
18913
18923
18944
18952
18961
18973
18985
18993
19005
19011
19026
19036
190421
190519
190612
190738
190818
190930
191017
191161
191236
191316
191455
191529
191628
191767
191855
191927
1920179
192168
192273
1923244
1924290
1925136
1926140
1927281
192884
1929315
1930581
1931450
1932326
1933467
1934396
1935275
1936523
1937266
1938294
1939250
1940383
1941395
1942428
1943404
1944498
1945203
1946243
1947466
1948242
1949572
1950479
1951355
1952346
1953584
1954384
1955447
1956528
1957589
1958414
1959240
1960717
1961491
1962547
1963424
1964896
1965370
1966780
1967801
1968729
1969555
1970605
1971472
1972986
1973666
1974685
1975678
1976888
1977362
19781,268
1979738
1980959
1981685
1982913
1983861
1984738
1985766
19861,183
1987706
19881,100
1989962
19901,197
1991993
19921,371
1993804
1994950
19951,024
1996872
19971,071
1998862
19991,228
2000667
20011,222
20021,251
2003775
2004767
2005735
2006943
2007977
2008839
20091,030
20101,310
2011979
2012933
20131,166
2014661
20151,216
2016785
2017451
2018917
2019490
2020378
2021864
2022735
2023594
2024670
2025865

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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).