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Weather Records on 7 August 1908

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1908. Highest significance: Grafton City Council, AU.

Key Facts for 7 August 1908

  • On 7 August 1908, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Grafton City Council set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 7 August 1908.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1808 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 7 August 1908 13 station records on 7 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 7 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.9 mm (2.3 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Casino AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.2 mm (2.4 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation23.5 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MarylandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
WeldonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature25.9 C (78.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low maximum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 7 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 7 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 7 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 August 1908 by timescale Records on 7 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 7 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 August 1908 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.6. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 65 to 10: 010 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 135 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 56
5 to 100
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 351
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1908
Top 13 records on 7 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 August 1908Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain57.9 mm (2.3 in)37.6 mm (1.5 in)28 years39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1908Casino Airport, AUdaily rain62.2 mm (2.4 in)34.0 mm (1.3 in)18 years37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1908Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)20.9 mm (0.8 in)5 years27 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1908Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DEdaily rain23.5 mm (0.9 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1908Maryland, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)5 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1908Weldon, USdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1908Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1908Tranebjerg, DKdaily high max25.9 C (78.6 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)10 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max14.9 C (58.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily low max17.5 C (63.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1908Athens, USdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1908Brome, CAdaily rain (Tie)15.2 mm (0.6 in)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

1808 to 1908
Records on 08-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1908. 1908 had 13 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001808: 11812: 11815: 11816: 11817: 11833: 21844: 11845: 11848: 11857: 31858: 11859: 21861: 11866: 11868: 11869: 31870: 21875: 11876: 51879: 11880: 21882: 11883: 11884: 21886: 11887: 21888: 51889: 21891: 31892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 71896: 21897: 21898: 41899: 11900: 61901: 31902: 51903: 171904: 81905: 81906: 91907: 101908: 131909: 111910: 11911: 361912: 311913: 391914: 241915: 401916: 501917: 211918: 1081919: 361920: 361921: 551922: 611923: 1011924: 1281925: 811926: 1151927: 1091928: 1881929: 1811930: 4861931: 3571932: 2491933: 3101934: 6081935: 5071936: 2861937: 4461938: 5681939: 5611940: 2711941: 3051942: 3401943: 6011944: 3321945: 8821946: 5001947: 4611948: 7561949: 5871950: 5411951: 5621952: 5561953: 3781954: 5891955: 5361956: 3211957: 8681958: 5711959: 3561960: 3441961: 3561962: 7181963: 5221964: 4461965: 5521966: 4001967: 7011968: 6001969: 5231970: 6521971: 9691972: 1,1721973: 5681974: 7461975: 1,1771976: 1,1681977: 6171978: 1,2101979: 5591980: 8711981: 8551982: 7271983: 1,2071984: 8401985: 1,0881986: 5441987: 1,1461988: 8971989: 1,4721990: 1,6251991: 1,2171992: 1,2361993: 1,0401994: 1,2621995: 1,5211996: 1,1071997: 1,4601998: 1,1831999: 9502000: 8712001: 1,3862002: 9072003: 1,2442004: 1,4002005: 8822006: 9232007: 1,3092008: 9182009: 1,1212010: 1,0982011: 1,2822012: 6882013: 6652014: 5012015: 1,0272016: 5052017: 9542018: 6322019: 6022020: 6022021: 3972022: 8742023: 1,2182024: 8362025: 7331808187518971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1908. 1908 had 13 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-07 in each year
YearRecords
18081
18121
18151
18161
18171
18332
18441
18451
18481
18573
18581
18592
18611
18661
18681
18693
18702
18751
18765
18791
18802
18821
18831
18842
18861
18872
18885
18892
18913
18923
18931
18941
18957
18962
18972
18984
18991
19006
19013
19025
190317
19048
19058
19069
190710
190813
190911
19101
191136
191231
191339
191424
191540
191650
191721
1918108
191936
192036
192155
192261
1923101
1924128
192581
1926115
1927109
1928188
1929181
1930486
1931357
1932249
1933310
1934608
1935507
1936286
1937446
1938568
1939561
1940271
1941305
1942340
1943601
1944332
1945882
1946500
1947461
1948756
1949587
1950541
1951562
1952556
1953378
1954589
1955536
1956321
1957868
1958571
1959356
1960344
1961356
1962718
1963522
1964446
1965552
1966400
1967701
1968600
1969523
1970652
1971969
19721,172
1973568
1974746
19751,177
19761,168
1977617
19781,210
1979559
1980871
1981855
1982727
19831,207
1984840
19851,088
1986544
19871,146
1988897
19891,472
19901,625
19911,217
19921,236
19931,040
19941,262
19951,521
19961,107
19971,460
19981,183
1999950
2000871
20011,386
2002907
20031,244
20041,400
2005882
2006923
20071,309
2008918
20091,121
20101,098
20111,282
2012688
2013665
2014501
20151,027
2016505
2017954
2018632
2019602
2020602
2021397
2022874
20231,218
2024836
2025733

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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).