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Weather Records on 23 August 1908

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1908. Highest significance: Vasteras-Hasslo, SE.

Key Facts for 23 August 1908

  • On 23 August 1908, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Vasteras-Hasslo set a daily record precipitation of 34.9 mm (1.4 in) on 23 August 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 23 August 1908 18 station records on 23 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 23 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation34.9 mm (1.4 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation32.4 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.4 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 23 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 23 August 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 August 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 23 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 August 1908 by timescale Records on 23 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17.
Records on 23 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 August 1908 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.9. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 52 to 4: 54 to 6: 36 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 12: 112 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 25
2 to 45
4 to 63
6 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 121
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1908
Top 18 records on 23 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 August 1908Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain34.9 mm (1.4 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)47 years43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1908Dalhousie, CAmonthly low max8.3 C (46.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)20 years31 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Scheveningen, NLdaily rain32.4 mm (1.3 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)26 years27 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Helmond, NLdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)9.8 mm (0.39 in)8 years21 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily rain23.8 mm (0.9 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Toronto, CAdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min7.5 C (45.5 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Pesaro, ITdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Roermond, NLdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Kinchega, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)14 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Port Dover, CAdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain16.4 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Vastervik, SEdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie2 years0 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

1802 to 1908
Records on 08-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 18 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 11805: 11813: 21816: 21817: 11818: 11829: 11839: 31840: 11846: 11847: 11848: 11853: 21857: 11858: 11864: 11867: 11869: 11870: 11871: 11874: 21877: 21881: 11882: 21883: 11884: 21886: 11887: 21890: 31891: 41892: 41893: 41894: 21895: 31896: 61897: 11898: 81899: 81900: 21901: 101902: 91903: 91904: 61905: 81906: 271907: 151908: 181909: 101910: 151911: 231912: 441913: 91914: 231915: 631916: 231917: 261918: 911919: 241920: 1021921: 2801922: 581923: 2841924: 1271925: 1821926: 991927: 1981928: 1961929: 2401930: 4321931: 4121932: 2111933: 3421934: 3081935: 2201936: 9801937: 5221938: 6541939: 4391940: 5351941: 3751942: 5401943: 5051944: 5781945: 3381946: 4161947: 1,0711948: 5941949: 4561950: 4611951: 3471952: 4561953: 2921954: 4381955: 3751956: 5011957: 6451958: 4021959: 4941960: 8061961: 6441962: 3641963: 3801964: 7241965: 3571966: 8021967: 5411968: 1,3841969: 7281970: 5181971: 6101972: 6141973: 6501974: 6121975: 6271976: 7031977: 5571978: 5771979: 4591980: 5521981: 6631982: 7131983: 1,2641984: 8621985: 1,1871986: 8391987: 1,1191988: 1,6041989: 9021990: 6611991: 6971992: 1,2911993: 7961994: 7381995: 1,2121996: 1,1611997: 1,5991998: 1,1381999: 8022000: 9362001: 8342002: 9312003: 1,1032004: 8622005: 7862006: 7282007: 1,5132008: 9662009: 1,2412010: 1,2442011: 1,4122012: 6882013: 3972014: 9602015: 6732016: 5952017: 5432018: 4772019: 4382020: 1,0832021: 6272022: 7802023: 1,2732024: 1,1522025: 1,2941802186918961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 18 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-23 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18051
18132
18162
18171
18181
18291
18393
18401
18461
18471
18481
18532
18571
18581
18641
18671
18691
18701
18711
18742
18772
18811
18822
18831
18842
18861
18872
18903
18914
18924
18934
18942
18953
18966
18971
18988
18998
19002
190110
19029
19039
19046
19058
190627
190715
190818
190910
191015
191123
191244
19139
191423
191563
191623
191726
191891
191924
1920102
1921280
192258
1923284
1924127
1925182
192699
1927198
1928196
1929240
1930432
1931412
1932211
1933342
1934308
1935220
1936980
1937522
1938654
1939439
1940535
1941375
1942540
1943505
1944578
1945338
1946416
19471,071
1948594
1949456
1950461
1951347
1952456
1953292
1954438
1955375
1956501
1957645
1958402
1959494
1960806
1961644
1962364
1963380
1964724
1965357
1966802
1967541
19681,384
1969728
1970518
1971610
1972614
1973650
1974612
1975627
1976703
1977557
1978577
1979459
1980552
1981663
1982713
19831,264
1984862
19851,187
1986839
19871,119
19881,604
1989902
1990661
1991697
19921,291
1993796
1994738
19951,212
19961,161
19971,599
19981,138
1999802
2000936
2001834
2002931
20031,103
2004862
2005786
2006728
20071,513
2008966
20091,241
20101,244
20111,412
2012688
2013397
2014960
2015673
2016595
2017543
2018477
2019438
20201,083
2021627
2022780
20231,273
20241,152
20251,294

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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).