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Weather Records on 17 August 1908

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1908. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 17 August 1908

  • On 17 August 1908, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record low minimum temperature of 17.0 C (62.6 F) on 17 August 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 17 August 1908 26 station records on 17 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 17 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature26.0 C (78.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 17 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 17 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 17 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 August 1908 by timescale Records on 17 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26.
Records on 17 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 August 1908 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.4. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 112 to 4: 44 to 6: 36 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 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 211
2 to 44
4 to 63
6 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1908
Top 20 records on 17 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 August 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min17.0 C (62.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)50 years24 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Port Albert, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Woodstock, CAdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Athens, USdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Sydney, CAdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Quebec, CAdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Genoa, ITdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)3 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Riversdale, ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Southampton, CAdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Dimboola, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)5 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Port Stanley, CAdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Halifax, CAdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max (Tie)26.0 C (78.8 F)tie42 years4 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

1797 to 1908
Records on 08-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 26 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 21802: 21820: 21837: 11838: 21841: 21842: 11845: 21853: 11854: 11856: 11857: 11861: 31862: 11867: 11868: 31869: 11872: 11875: 21876: 51879: 11881: 11882: 11883: 21885: 31886: 11888: 51891: 11892: 31893: 21894: 31895: 21896: 31897: 11898: 51899: 81900: 31901: 141902: 71903: 61904: 21905: 111906: 281907: 91908: 261909: 241910: 171911: 181912: 311913: 791914: 411915: 281916: 331917: 351918: 1121919: 371920: 1101921: 371922: 1691923: 1611924: 1711925: 1301926: 1821927: 2281928: 1311929: 2431930: 1381931: 3021932: 3601933: 2601934: 3771935: 4371936: 6701937: 7261938: 4661939: 3641940: 3411941: 3781942: 4611943: 7431944: 5311945: 3871946: 4331947: 6821948: 4751949: 3711950: 5221951: 4131952: 4701953: 3451954: 6851955: 4651956: 4071957: 5041958: 5191959: 5431960: 5331961: 9981962: 4451963: 6501964: 4101965: 6411966: 4961967: 6791968: 9531969: 5931970: 4671971: 4471972: 1,0441973: 7501974: 5821975: 6121976: 7971977: 1,2161978: 8141979: 1,4641980: 8951981: 1,1121982: 5541983: 1,5741984: 7261985: 9481986: 9161987: 1,1501988: 1,6081989: 6871990: 9491991: 5601992: 1,8131993: 8031994: 1,0381995: 1,7241996: 7521997: 1,5441998: 1,0031999: 6972000: 9942001: 1,1012002: 1,2662003: 9482004: 1,0462005: 7222006: 8142007: 1,6462008: 1,3012009: 9222010: 1,1052011: 9562012: 1,2152013: 8022014: 9972015: 8902016: 7482017: 5442018: 5162019: 4562020: 1,5232021: 7962022: 1,4232023: 1,0252024: 7402025: 5391797187218981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 26 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-17 in each year
YearRecords
17972
18022
18202
18371
18382
18412
18421
18452
18531
18541
18561
18571
18613
18621
18671
18683
18691
18721
18752
18765
18791
18811
18821
18832
18853
18861
18885
18911
18923
18932
18943
18952
18963
18971
18985
18998
19003
190114
19027
19036
19042
190511
190628
19079
190826
190924
191017
191118
191231
191379
191441
191528
191633
191735
1918112
191937
1920110
192137
1922169
1923161
1924171
1925130
1926182
1927228
1928131
1929243
1930138
1931302
1932360
1933260
1934377
1935437
1936670
1937726
1938466
1939364
1940341
1941378
1942461
1943743
1944531
1945387
1946433
1947682
1948475
1949371
1950522
1951413
1952470
1953345
1954685
1955465
1956407
1957504
1958519
1959543
1960533
1961998
1962445
1963650
1964410
1965641
1966496
1967679
1968953
1969593
1970467
1971447
19721,044
1973750
1974582
1975612
1976797
19771,216
1978814
19791,464
1980895
19811,112
1982554
19831,574
1984726
1985948
1986916
19871,150
19881,608
1989687
1990949
1991560
19921,813
1993803
19941,038
19951,724
1996752
19971,544
19981,003
1999697
2000994
20011,101
20021,266
2003948
20041,046
2005722
2006814
20071,646
20081,301
2009922
20101,105
2011956
20121,215
2013802
2014997
2015890
2016748
2017544
2018516
2019456
20201,523
2021796
20221,423
20231,025
2024740
2025539

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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).