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Weather Records on 18 July 1908

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1908. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 18 July 1908

  • On 18 July 1908, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 39 daily.
  • Jena Sternwarte set a daily record precipitation of 44.1 mm (1.7 in) on 18 July 1908.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 18 July 1908 39 station records on 18 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 18 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 July 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation44.1 mm (1.7 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation66.5 mm (2.6 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation52.8 mm (2.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TarcuttaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CollendinaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature10.1 C (50.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
MombaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation27.1 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature36.0 C (96.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 18 July 1908 by type Records set or tied on 18 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 27. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 27Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 27.
Records on 18 July 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall27
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 July 1908 by timescale Records on 18 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 39. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 39all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 39.
Records on 18 July 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily39

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 July 1908 Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.4. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 185 to 10: 410 to 15: 715 to 20: 620 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 July 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 518
5 to 104
10 to 157
15 to 206
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1908
Top 20 records on 18 July 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 July 1908Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain44.1 mm (1.7 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)56 years51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1908Stratford, CAdaily rain66.5 mm (2.6 in)31.4 mm (1.2 in)9 years29 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Genoa, ITdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)15.9 mm (0.6 in)35 years29 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Milan, ITdaily rain52.8 mm (2.1 in)16.1 mm (0.6 in)32 years28 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Truro, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)29 years26 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Riva, ITdaily rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)19 years26 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)31 years24 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Lakefield, CAdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)8 years22 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)40 years21 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Tarcutta, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Tarcutta Post Office, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Urana (Butherwah), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Urana Post Office, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Albury, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Young Post Office, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Collendina, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Darlington Point (Tubbo), AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1908Goderich Lighthouse, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 years20 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 07-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 39 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 21801: 11845: 11847: 11851: 11858: 11862: 11863: 21865: 11866: 21871: 21872: 11874: 11877: 11878: 41880: 11881: 21883: 21886: 21887: 21888: 11889: 21890: 41891: 11892: 21895: 11896: 21897: 61898: 21899: 31900: 81901: 51902: 31903: 141904: 71905: 221906: 131907: 121908: 391909: 111910: 331911: 421912: 281913: 211914: 471915: 951916: 2351917: 2651918: 581919: 381920: 591921: 671922: 1381923: 1261924: 3061925: 2171926: 1911927: 851928: 1081929: 1231930: 4621931: 3821932: 3431933: 2281934: 5021935: 2121936: 6651937: 3341938: 3061939: 4241940: 3521941: 3491942: 6611943: 2771944: 3331945: 3501946: 3341947: 3851948: 2891949: 5211950: 6321951: 3071952: 5971953: 4931954: 5011955: 4231956: 4661957: 3251958: 4751959: 5481960: 6691961: 2801962: 5161963: 2691964: 5231965: 7071966: 5451967: 7351968: 9981969: 5901970: 5301971: 6251972: 7011973: 9761974: 7291975: 6431976: 1,0471977: 8391978: 8811979: 8211980: 7471981: 6241982: 7491983: 1,0711984: 1,0001985: 5821986: 9081987: 1,8451988: 1,0011989: 1,2331990: 1,0531991: 5891992: 1,1351993: 1,0131994: 7201995: 9041996: 1,1571997: 7851998: 1,1691999: 9002000: 1,2142001: 9092002: 8402003: 1,1592004: 9852005: 1,2102006: 1,2852007: 1,2672008: 5932009: 1,7572010: 8782011: 1,1482012: 1,0702013: 9202014: 1,3482015: 7462016: 6092017: 4262018: 6952019: 5442020: 3602021: 6722022: 1,0652023: 8642024: 5802025: 7791793188119021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 39 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-18 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18011
18451
18471
18511
18581
18621
18632
18651
18662
18712
18721
18741
18771
18784
18801
18812
18832
18862
18872
18881
18892
18904
18911
18922
18951
18962
18976
18982
18993
19008
19015
19023
190314
19047
190522
190613
190712
190839
190911
191033
191142
191228
191321
191447
191595
1916235
1917265
191858
191938
192059
192167
1922138
1923126
1924306
1925217
1926191
192785
1928108
1929123
1930462
1931382
1932343
1933228
1934502
1935212
1936665
1937334
1938306
1939424
1940352
1941349
1942661
1943277
1944333
1945350
1946334
1947385
1948289
1949521
1950632
1951307
1952597
1953493
1954501
1955423
1956466
1957325
1958475
1959548
1960669
1961280
1962516
1963269
1964523
1965707
1966545
1967735
1968998
1969590
1970530
1971625
1972701
1973976
1974729
1975643
19761,047
1977839
1978881
1979821
1980747
1981624
1982749
19831,071
19841,000
1985582
1986908
19871,845
19881,001
19891,233
19901,053
1991589
19921,135
19931,013
1994720
1995904
19961,157
1997785
19981,169
1999900
20001,214
2001909
2002840
20031,159
2004985
20051,210
20061,285
20071,267
2008593
20091,757
2010878
20111,148
20121,070
2013920
20141,348
2015746
2016609
2017426
2018695
2019544
2020360
2021672
20221,065
2023864
2024580
2025779

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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).