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Weather Records on 21 July 1908

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1908. Highest significance: Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 1908

  • On 21 July 1908, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Cassilis (Dalkeith) set a daily record precipitation of 16.5 mm (0.6 in) on 21 July 1908.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 21 July 1908 25 station records on 21 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 21 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 July 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cassilis (Dalkeith)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.6 C (52.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
EversleighAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 21 July 1908 by type Records set or tied on 21 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.
Records on 21 July 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 July 1908 by timescale Records on 21 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25.
Records on 21 July 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 July 1908 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 102 to 4: 34 to 6: 16 to 8: 28 to 10: 210 to 12: 112 to 14: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 July 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 210
2 to 43
4 to 61
6 to 82
8 to 102
10 to 121
12 to 142

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1908
Top 20 records on 21 July 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 July 1908Cassilis (Dalkeith), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Mudgee (George Street), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Stratford, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Young Post Office, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Orange Post Office, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Neilrex (Caigan), AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Port Dover, CAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908St John's, CAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Dubbo (Darling Street), AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Warialda Post Office, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Calga, AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908World Trade Ctr, USdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)10 years7 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Boorolong, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1908Wingen (Murrulla), AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)4 years5 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

1794 to 1908
Records on 07-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 25 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11795: 11796: 11797: 11813: 21832: 21837: 11839: 11843: 11844: 21854: 11859: 31865: 31868: 31872: 11876: 11879: 21880: 11881: 11884: 11885: 11886: 21888: 21889: 31890: 21892: 31893: 31894: 31895: 11896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 21900: 61901: 131902: 121903: 101904: 81905: 131906: 131907: 121908: 251909: 181910: 121911: 371912: 521913: 411914: 481915: 811916: 721917: 1361918: 1301919: 511920: 331921: 551922: 481923: 1321924: 2861925: 2021926: 4011927: 1911928: 2051929: 3601930: 5211931: 5491932: 3221933: 2081934: 9651935: 2361936: 3221937: 2531938: 6381939: 4151940: 3181941: 2261942: 3181943: 2531944: 7161945: 3001946: 3981947: 7951948: 4031949: 6031950: 6621951: 4271952: 6571953: 3511954: 6561955: 5821956: 4901957: 4471958: 5311959: 9401960: 6511961: 3881962: 2631963: 4701964: 4571965: 7481966: 6261967: 3131968: 3341969: 6361970: 1,2411971: 4751972: 1,0461973: 8711974: 5361975: 3801976: 4771977: 7081978: 1,1551979: 9641980: 9261981: 1,3521982: 5881983: 1,2341984: 7641985: 5541986: 7911987: 1,0251988: 1,0151989: 9731990: 9141991: 8121992: 1,5621993: 8661994: 7731995: 1,2471996: 1,1411997: 8491998: 1,6741999: 8142000: 1,2302001: 8892002: 9902003: 1,2502004: 6942005: 1,4202006: 1,4792007: 1,1452008: 9892009: 1,3062010: 1,1482011: 1,4142012: 8152013: 5262014: 7622015: 7042016: 6452017: 4332018: 9352019: 7522020: 3612021: 5742022: 8632023: 8122024: 8742025: 8811794187918991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 25 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-21 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17951
17961
17971
18132
18322
18371
18391
18431
18442
18541
18593
18653
18683
18721
18761
18792
18801
18811
18841
18851
18862
18882
18893
18902
18923
18933
18943
18951
18963
18974
18987
18992
19006
190113
190212
190310
19048
190513
190613
190712
190825
190918
191012
191137
191252
191341
191448
191581
191672
1917136
1918130
191951
192033
192155
192248
1923132
1924286
1925202
1926401
1927191
1928205
1929360
1930521
1931549
1932322
1933208
1934965
1935236
1936322
1937253
1938638
1939415
1940318
1941226
1942318
1943253
1944716
1945300
1946398
1947795
1948403
1949603
1950662
1951427
1952657
1953351
1954656
1955582
1956490
1957447
1958531
1959940
1960651
1961388
1962263
1963470
1964457
1965748
1966626
1967313
1968334
1969636
19701,241
1971475
19721,046
1973871
1974536
1975380
1976477
1977708
19781,155
1979964
1980926
19811,352
1982588
19831,234
1984764
1985554
1986791
19871,025
19881,015
1989973
1990914
1991812
19921,562
1993866
1994773
19951,247
19961,141
1997849
19981,674
1999814
20001,230
2001889
2002990
20031,250
2004694
20051,420
20061,479
20071,145
2008989
20091,306
20101,148
20111,414
2012815
2013526
2014762
2015704
2016645
2017433
2018935
2019752
2020361
2021574
2022863
2023812
2024874
2025881

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).