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Weather Records on 23 July 1908

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1908. Highest significance: Nuwara Eliya, LK.

Key Facts for 23 July 1908

  • On 23 July 1908, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Nuwara Eliya set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 13.3 C (55.9 F) on 23 July 1908.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 23 July 1908 15 station records on 23 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 23 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 July 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature9.2 C (48.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low minimum temperature9.1 C (48.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature24.6 C (76.3 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 23 July 1908 by type Records set or tied on 23 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 23 July 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 July 1908 by timescale Records on 23 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14.
Records on 23 July 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 July 1908 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.6. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 62 to 4: 34 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 July 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 26
2 to 43
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1908
Top 15 records on 23 July 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 July 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKmonthly low max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)6 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max23.0 C (73.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)6 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low min9.2 C (48.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Sveg, SEdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Vineland, USdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Reading Wb City, USdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max6.7 C (44.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily low min9.1 C (48.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)2 years4 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Halifax, CAdaily high max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie34 years3 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Tranebjerg, DKdaily high max (Tie)24.6 C (76.3 F)tie7 years1 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie3 years0 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 07-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 15 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 21797: 11804: 11810: 11811: 21832: 11835: 11836: 21838: 11845: 11846: 21851: 11852: 11855: 21856: 11859: 11860: 11861: 11863: 11867: 11868: 51870: 11873: 21875: 21877: 11879: 21880: 21882: 11883: 11884: 11885: 51886: 11887: 21888: 11889: 51890: 41894: 31895: 71896: 41898: 91899: 51900: 81901: 101902: 61903: 41904: 181905: 111906: 191907: 91908: 151909: 271910: 541911: 371912: 431913: 361914: 591915: 351916: 341917: 421918: 961919: 261920: 401921: 2211922: 1131923: 1041924: 1581925: 1731926: 2661927: 3081928: 1461929: 1741930: 2141931: 3341932: 2321933: 4321934: 8981935: 3291936: 4031937: 3191938: 3541939: 2771940: 4941941: 2921942: 2651943: 2451944: 3501945: 2391946: 5311947: 1,2381948: 6101949: 4531950: 5001951: 4221952: 7881953: 6601954: 5451955: 5851956: 4021957: 5131958: 6331959: 6061960: 5681961: 9371962: 4651963: 4901964: 3731965: 3681966: 3681967: 3471968: 4801969: 4361970: 9351971: 6481972: 6401973: 7981974: 5781975: 3591976: 4251977: 5701978: 1,0641979: 6481980: 7031981: 1,0301982: 5941983: 1,3241984: 9801985: 7111986: 1,2391987: 1,1641988: 1,1241989: 8681990: 1,0331991: 1,0501992: 1,4691993: 1,4661994: 1,2151995: 8271996: 1,2271997: 1,0881998: 8851999: 8462000: 1,2252001: 1,2422002: 8752003: 1,6492004: 1,1482005: 9972006: 1,7572007: 1,2622008: 1,0572009: 1,0692010: 1,6272011: 1,9072012: 8222013: 6482014: 7832015: 5592016: 7602017: 5172018: 8682019: 7812020: 5122021: 5032022: 7042023: 6302024: 7992025: 9171794186118891910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 15 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-23 in each year
YearRecords
17942
17971
18041
18101
18112
18321
18351
18362
18381
18451
18462
18511
18521
18552
18561
18591
18601
18611
18631
18671
18685
18701
18732
18752
18771
18792
18802
18821
18831
18841
18855
18861
18872
18881
18895
18904
18943
18957
18964
18989
18995
19008
190110
19026
19034
190418
190511
190619
19079
190815
190927
191054
191137
191243
191336
191459
191535
191634
191742
191896
191926
192040
1921221
1922113
1923104
1924158
1925173
1926266
1927308
1928146
1929174
1930214
1931334
1932232
1933432
1934898
1935329
1936403
1937319
1938354
1939277
1940494
1941292
1942265
1943245
1944350
1945239
1946531
19471,238
1948610
1949453
1950500
1951422
1952788
1953660
1954545
1955585
1956402
1957513
1958633
1959606
1960568
1961937
1962465
1963490
1964373
1965368
1966368
1967347
1968480
1969436
1970935
1971648
1972640
1973798
1974578
1975359
1976425
1977570
19781,064
1979648
1980703
19811,030
1982594
19831,324
1984980
1985711
19861,239
19871,164
19881,124
1989868
19901,033
19911,050
19921,469
19931,466
19941,215
1995827
19961,227
19971,088
1998885
1999846
20001,225
20011,242
2002875
20031,649
20041,148
2005997
20061,757
20071,262
20081,057
20091,069
20101,627
20111,907
2012822
2013648
2014783
2015559
2016760
2017517
2018868
2019781
2020512
2021503
2022704
2023630
2024799
2025917

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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).