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Weather Records on 11 August 1908

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1908. Highest significance: Kalmar_D, SE.

Key Facts for 11 August 1908

  • On 11 August 1908, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Kalmar_D set a daily record precipitation of 23.1 mm (0.9 in) on 11 August 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 11 August 1908 10 station records on 11 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 11 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 11 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature37.0 C (98.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 11 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 11 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 11 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 11 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 11 August 1908 by timescale Records on 11 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 11 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 11 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 August 1908 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.7. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 2: 32 to 4: 14 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 23
2 to 41
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1908
Top 10 records on 11 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 August 1908Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)9.3 mm (0.37 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high max37.0 C (98.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1908Dubuque River, USdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1908Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain16.2 mm (0.6 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1908Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1908Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1908Galway, IEdaily low min (Tie)7.2 C (45.0 F)tie41 years4 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1908Galway, IEdaily low max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie26 years2 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1908Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain (Tie)6.4 mm (0.25 in)tie1 year0 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

1793 to 1908
Records on 08-11 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11811: 11815: 21838: 11839: 11841: 11851: 11855: 11858: 11861: 21862: 11863: 11864: 61865: 11866: 61869: 41871: 11875: 11879: 21881: 11883: 11885: 11888: 11889: 41890: 41891: 11892: 41893: 11894: 11895: 21896: 51897: 31898: 21899: 31900: 41901: 41902: 131903: 121904: 191905: 91906: 61907: 81908: 101909: 411910: 91911: 241912: 461913: 431914: 261915: 271916: 641917: 2171918: 291919: 181920: 541921: 2011922: 981923: 801924: 1491925: 2191926: 1401927: 1901928: 1741929: 3541930: 4711931: 4531932: 2811933: 4161934: 6201935: 4991936: 5411937: 3561938: 3151939: 3891940: 3591941: 8071942: 3901943: 3451944: 9361945: 4011946: 4191947: 7091948: 3061949: 4711950: 3201951: 2961952: 4171953: 2831954: 5361955: 3191956: 4571957: 3051958: 4941959: 3371960: 4611961: 4291962: 6621963: 4931964: 6771965: 7931966: 1,0371967: 1,0711968: 6191969: 5331970: 5261971: 7111972: 8231973: 4511974: 5961975: 7531976: 5291977: 8451978: 4331979: 7971980: 9291981: 6451982: 1,2321983: 1,0951984: 8221985: 8041986: 5631987: 8851988: 1,1191989: 9831990: 7601991: 8221992: 9281993: 8401994: 1,1731995: 1,3241996: 1,1471997: 1,5121998: 1,2321999: 1,1522000: 9242001: 8112002: 1,1522003: 1,6012004: 1,4782005: 1,0312006: 8962007: 1,4282008: 9452009: 8362010: 2,2892011: 1,1062012: 9532013: 4702014: 5562015: 6962016: 1,3402017: 6192018: 8542019: 7512020: 6862021: 8302022: 6562023: 7502024: 6432025: 7231793187118991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-11 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18111
18152
18381
18391
18411
18511
18551
18581
18612
18621
18631
18646
18651
18666
18694
18711
18751
18792
18811
18831
18851
18881
18894
18904
18911
18924
18931
18941
18952
18965
18973
18982
18993
19004
19014
190213
190312
190419
19059
19066
19078
190810
190941
19109
191124
191246
191343
191426
191527
191664
1917217
191829
191918
192054
1921201
192298
192380
1924149
1925219
1926140
1927190
1928174
1929354
1930471
1931453
1932281
1933416
1934620
1935499
1936541
1937356
1938315
1939389
1940359
1941807
1942390
1943345
1944936
1945401
1946419
1947709
1948306
1949471
1950320
1951296
1952417
1953283
1954536
1955319
1956457
1957305
1958494
1959337
1960461
1961429
1962662
1963493
1964677
1965793
19661,037
19671,071
1968619
1969533
1970526
1971711
1972823
1973451
1974596
1975753
1976529
1977845
1978433
1979797
1980929
1981645
19821,232
19831,095
1984822
1985804
1986563
1987885
19881,119
1989983
1990760
1991822
1992928
1993840
19941,173
19951,324
19961,147
19971,512
19981,232
19991,152
2000924
2001811
20021,152
20031,601
20041,478
20051,031
2006896
20071,428
2008945
2009836
20102,289
20111,106
2012953
2013470
2014556
2015696
20161,340
2017619
2018854
2019751
2020686
2021830
2022656
2023750
2024643
2025723

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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).