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Weather Records on 20 August 1908

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1908. Highest significance: Weldon, US.

Key Facts for 20 August 1908

  • On 20 August 1908, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Weldon set a daily record precipitation of 103.1 mm (4.1 in) on 20 August 1908.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 20 August 1908 21 station records on 20 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 20 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WeldonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation103.1 mm (4.1 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Piangil (Burra Burra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 20 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 20 August 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 11Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 August 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 20 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum11
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 August 1908 by timescale Records on 20 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21.
Records on 20 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 August 1908 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1420 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 2014
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1908
Top 20 records on 20 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 August 1908Weldon, USdaily rain103.1 mm (4.1 in)84.0 mm (3.3 in)35 years53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)13.6 mm (0.5 in)10 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Toledo Blade, USdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Piangil (Burra Burra), AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Montreal McGill, CAdaily low min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Gravenhurst, CAdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Port Dover, CAdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min8.0 C (46.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Helmond, NLdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min-0.5 C (31.1 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)6 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)10 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)10 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min11.1 C (52.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low max14.9 C (58.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Armagh, GBdaily low max (Tie)14.3 C (57.7 F)tie34 years4 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Buffalo, USdaily low min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Beatrice, CAdaily low min (Tie)1.7 C (35.1 F)tie10 years1 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Port Stanley, CAdaily low max (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie10 years1 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1908Port Stanley, CAdaily low min (Tie)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie11 years1 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 08-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 21 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11807: 11809: 21816: 11830: 11832: 11838: 11840: 11842: 11846: 11849: 11850: 11852: 11858: 31863: 51867: 41870: 31871: 11873: 11875: 21877: 11883: 21884: 21885: 61886: 11888: 11889: 21890: 21891: 21892: 61893: 11894: 11895: 11896: 51897: 61898: 11899: 51900: 71901: 121902: 31903: 71904: 301905: 71906: 261907: 151908: 211909: 691910: 71911: 181912: 251913: 231914: 151915: 141916: 741917: 511918: 691919: 251920: 471921: 231922: 521923: 831924: 1321925: 1931926: 1871927: 3381928: 1011929: 2131930: 3181931: 2141932: 2991933: 3241934: 3761935: 3391936: 5431937: 5371938: 2501939: 4481940: 6951941: 2301942: 4291943: 4361944: 3551945: 3981946: 3491947: 9881948: 4031949: 4311950: 1,3411951: 8241952: 4251953: 4411954: 4761955: 8481956: 6781957: 3421958: 2811959: 7641960: 4651961: 5201962: 6841963: 5771964: 6291965: 4701966: 1,0941967: 6571968: 8621969: 6081970: 4141971: 5851972: 5221973: 4901974: 5651975: 4111976: 8941977: 8601978: 5631979: 1,0091980: 9911981: 8561982: 6201983: 1,4651984: 6961985: 6661986: 8191987: 5641988: 9911989: 6031990: 1,2621991: 8041992: 1,1681993: 7591994: 7191995: 1,1131996: 9001997: 1,2141998: 8021999: 8102000: 9892001: 9092002: 1,2082003: 1,0312004: 1,3332005: 1,1122006: 8512007: 1,9552008: 1,1702009: 1,4142010: 1,0282011: 9872012: 1,0862013: 5452014: 5822015: 1,0752016: 8702017: 3242018: 6532019: 6952020: 1,0462021: 1,0202022: 1,0382023: 1,4702024: 5892025: 1,1351797187118971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 21 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-20 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18071
18092
18161
18301
18321
18381
18401
18421
18461
18491
18501
18521
18583
18635
18674
18703
18711
18731
18752
18771
18832
18842
18856
18861
18881
18892
18902
18912
18926
18931
18941
18951
18965
18976
18981
18995
19007
190112
19023
19037
190430
19057
190626
190715
190821
190969
19107
191118
191225
191323
191415
191514
191674
191751
191869
191925
192047
192123
192252
192383
1924132
1925193
1926187
1927338
1928101
1929213
1930318
1931214
1932299
1933324
1934376
1935339
1936543
1937537
1938250
1939448
1940695
1941230
1942429
1943436
1944355
1945398
1946349
1947988
1948403
1949431
19501,341
1951824
1952425
1953441
1954476
1955848
1956678
1957342
1958281
1959764
1960465
1961520
1962684
1963577
1964629
1965470
19661,094
1967657
1968862
1969608
1970414
1971585
1972522
1973490
1974565
1975411
1976894
1977860
1978563
19791,009
1980991
1981856
1982620
19831,465
1984696
1985666
1986819
1987564
1988991
1989603
19901,262
1991804
19921,168
1993759
1994719
19951,113
1996900
19971,214
1998802
1999810
2000989
2001909
20021,208
20031,031
20041,333
20051,112
2006851
20071,955
20081,170
20091,414
20101,028
2011987
20121,086
2013545
2014582
20151,075
2016870
2017324
2018653
2019695
20201,046
20211,020
20221,038
20231,470
2024589
20251,135

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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).