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Weather Records on 20 July 1908

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1908. Highest significance: Lichtentanne, DE.

Key Facts for 20 July 1908

  • On 20 July 1908, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Lichtentanne set a daily record precipitation of 46.4 mm (1.8 in) on 20 July 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1809 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 20 July 1908 31 station records on 20 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 20 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 July 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation46.4 mm (1.8 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation62.4 mm (2.5 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation31.3 mm (1.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation49.4 mm (1.9 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation37.7 mm (1.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation41.8 mm (1.6 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation24.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord low minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature18.8 C (65.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low maximum temperature21.5 C (70.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation4.2 mm (0.17 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low minimum temperature10.3 C (50.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 20 July 1908 by type Records set or tied on 20 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 20 July 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 July 1908 by timescale Records on 20 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 29.
Records on 20 July 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 July 1908 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 195 to 10: 010 to 15: 515 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 130 to 35: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 July 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 519
5 to 100
10 to 155
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 301
30 to 352

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1908
Top 20 records on 20 July 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 July 1908Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain46.4 mm (1.8 in)33.3 mm (1.3 in)41 years55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1908Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain62.4 mm (2.5 in)25.8 mm (1.0 in)41 years46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain31.3 mm (1.2 in)22.7 mm (0.9 in)19 years38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1908Freiburg, DEdaily rain49.4 mm (1.9 in)30.7 mm (1.2 in)2 years36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)29 years31 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUmonthly high min11.4 C (52.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)41 years31 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Truro, CAdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)24 years27 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Gavle, SEdaily rain37.7 mm (1.5 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)26 years27 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max22.8 C (73.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)19 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain41.8 mm (1.6 in)11.3 mm (0.4 in)6 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)13.8 mm (0.5 in)3 years25 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max24.0 C (75.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)50 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Young Post Office, AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)10 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Falun, SEdaily rain24.0 mm (0.9 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Milan, ITdaily low min12.2 C (54.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Sandvig, DKmonthly high min18.8 C (65.8 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)6 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1908Warren (Haddon Rig), AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)28 years14 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

1809 to 1908
Records on 07-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1908. 1908 had 31 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001809: 11810: 11811: 21832: 21844: 21850: 11859: 21863: 11865: 41866: 11867: 11868: 11870: 11872: 11874: 21876: 11877: 21879: 31880: 11881: 21882: 11883: 21885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 11889: 21890: 51892: 71893: 11894: 11895: 11897: 41898: 21899: 41900: 91901: 31902: 131903: 61904: 101905: 61906: 81907: 121908: 311909: 61910: 271911: 121912: 331913: 281914: 201915: 1631916: 1171917: 571918: 531919: 401920: 161921: 551922: 521923: 1731924: 1121925: 1251926: 4111927: 1061928: 3661929: 4801930: 5981931: 3621932: 3381933: 2011934: 8571935: 3861936: 3581937: 2131938: 3921939: 3361940: 3251941: 2701942: 6091943: 3261944: 4701945: 2781946: 4821947: 6351948: 3851949: 8071950: 5631951: 4481952: 4881953: 3161954: 5121955: 3771956: 5451957: 3511958: 5361959: 6051960: 7581961: 3381962: 3271963: 4571964: 4161965: 1,1101966: 4691967: 4551968: 3891969: 6491970: 8901971: 6191972: 1,0621973: 8041974: 4891975: 4701976: 5801977: 8991978: 6631979: 1,2491980: 9251981: 1,0481982: 5801983: 1,1171984: 7991985: 6041986: 8481987: 1,1561988: 1,1031989: 1,1831990: 7241991: 1,0241992: 1,1371993: 9011994: 6111995: 9611996: 1,3651997: 9031998: 1,6821999: 8152000: 1,3932001: 7552002: 9862003: 1,3132004: 9782005: 1,2662006: 1,4872007: 1,1242008: 6632009: 1,5332010: 1,1542011: 1,3392012: 8172013: 8502014: 1,0002015: 8122016: 7442017: 3982018: 9282019: 8612020: 5222021: 6812022: 1,1062023: 8122024: 7372025: 6821809187918991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1908. 1908 had 31 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-20 in each year
YearRecords
18091
18101
18112
18322
18442
18501
18592
18631
18654
18661
18671
18681
18701
18721
18742
18761
18772
18793
18801
18812
18821
18832
18851
18862
18871
18881
18892
18905
18927
18931
18941
18951
18974
18982
18994
19009
19013
190213
19036
190410
19056
19068
190712
190831
19096
191027
191112
191233
191328
191420
1915163
1916117
191757
191853
191940
192016
192155
192252
1923173
1924112
1925125
1926411
1927106
1928366
1929480
1930598
1931362
1932338
1933201
1934857
1935386
1936358
1937213
1938392
1939336
1940325
1941270
1942609
1943326
1944470
1945278
1946482
1947635
1948385
1949807
1950563
1951448
1952488
1953316
1954512
1955377
1956545
1957351
1958536
1959605
1960758
1961338
1962327
1963457
1964416
19651,110
1966469
1967455
1968389
1969649
1970890
1971619
19721,062
1973804
1974489
1975470
1976580
1977899
1978663
19791,249
1980925
19811,048
1982580
19831,117
1984799
1985604
1986848
19871,156
19881,103
19891,183
1990724
19911,024
19921,137
1993901
1994611
1995961
19961,365
1997903
19981,682
1999815
20001,393
2001755
2002986
20031,313
2004978
20051,266
20061,487
20071,124
2008663
20091,533
20101,154
20111,339
2012817
2013850
20141,000
2015812
2016744
2017398
2018928
2019861
2020522
2021681
20221,106
2023812
2024737
2025682

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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).