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Weather Records on 9 August 1908

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1908. Highest significance: Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL.

Key Facts for 9 August 1908

  • On 9 August 1908, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) set a daily record precipitation of 15.3 mm (0.6 in) on 9 August 1908.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 9 August 1908 9 station records on 9 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 9 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 9 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation15.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation77.5 mm (3.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 9 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 9 August 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 9 August 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 9 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 9 August 1908 by timescale Records on 9 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 9 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 9 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 August 1908 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.0. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 2: 32 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 23
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1908
Top 9 records on 9 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 August 1908Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain15.3 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1908Dubuque River, USdaily low max19.4 C (66.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1908Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain77.5 mm (3.1 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1908Washington, USdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1908Atlantic City Marina, USdaily low max (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie17 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

1798 to 1908
Records on 08-09 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1908. 1908 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0001798: 21800: 11838: 11845: 31856: 11859: 31861: 11863: 21868: 11870: 11871: 11873: 11875: 11878: 11881: 31884: 21886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 11890: 11891: 41892: 41893: 31894: 31895: 11896: 31897: 71898: 121899: 41900: 81901: 31902: 31903: 61904: 91905: 51906: 151907: 91908: 91909: 511910: 161911: 441912: 471913: 761914: 211915: 611916: 371917: 461918: 2101919: 491920: 2891921: 361922: 701923: 731924: 1431925: 3071926: 1421927: 3911928: 2201929: 1271930: 5701931: 3991932: 1941933: 2501934: 6541935: 5871936: 5191937: 3511938: 3791939: 4801940: 4551941: 3721942: 5271943: 3661944: 6471945: 3651946: 3071947: 5441948: 4401949: 7151950: 4071951: 4051952: 3171953: 3631954: 3771955: 4331956: 2781957: 3471958: 4171959: 4531960: 4591961: 3471962: 6361963: 5001964: 7551965: 6321966: 5681967: 4571968: 1,0371969: 5271970: 7511971: 5431972: 1,0891973: 5471974: 6601975: 7901976: 8831977: 4531978: 7841979: 6301980: 9451981: 9411982: 9351983: 8391984: 6831985: 7141986: 5091987: 9271988: 6251989: 2,0821990: 7991991: 9881992: 1,6991993: 7021994: 1,0971995: 1,4171996: 8641997: 1,4461998: 9691999: 1,3702000: 1,2372001: 1,4852002: 1,1672003: 1,3442004: 9412005: 1,0012006: 8282007: 1,6872008: 6672009: 1,0282010: 1,3932011: 1,1772012: 8432013: 7612014: 5312015: 5952016: 6342017: 7732018: 9672019: 7112020: 6422021: 5222022: 7902023: 8182024: 9522025: 7991798188619021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1908. 1908 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-09 in each year
YearRecords
17982
18001
18381
18453
18561
18593
18611
18632
18681
18701
18711
18731
18751
18781
18813
18842
18861
18871
18881
18891
18901
18914
18924
18933
18943
18951
18963
18977
189812
18994
19008
19013
19023
19036
19049
19055
190615
19079
19089
190951
191016
191144
191247
191376
191421
191561
191637
191746
1918210
191949
1920289
192136
192270
192373
1924143
1925307
1926142
1927391
1928220
1929127
1930570
1931399
1932194
1933250
1934654
1935587
1936519
1937351
1938379
1939480
1940455
1941372
1942527
1943366
1944647
1945365
1946307
1947544
1948440
1949715
1950407
1951405
1952317
1953363
1954377
1955433
1956278
1957347
1958417
1959453
1960459
1961347
1962636
1963500
1964755
1965632
1966568
1967457
19681,037
1969527
1970751
1971543
19721,089
1973547
1974660
1975790
1976883
1977453
1978784
1979630
1980945
1981941
1982935
1983839
1984683
1985714
1986509
1987927
1988625
19892,082
1990799
1991988
19921,699
1993702
19941,097
19951,417
1996864
19971,446
1998969
19991,370
20001,237
20011,485
20021,167
20031,344
2004941
20051,001
2006828
20071,687
2008667
20091,028
20101,393
20111,177
2012843
2013761
2014531
2015595
2016634
2017773
2018967
2019711
2020642
2021522
2022790
2023818
2024952
2025799

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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).