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Weather Records on 4 September 1908

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1908. Highest significance: Kalmar_D, SE.

Key Facts for 4 September 1908

  • On 4 September 1908, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Kalmar_D set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 4 September 1908.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 4 September 1908 9 station records on 4 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 4 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 September 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation30.4 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.7 mm (1.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 4 September 1908 by type Records set or tied on 4 September 1908 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 September 1908 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 4 September 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 September 1908 by timescale Records on 4 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 4 September 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 4 September 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 14.4. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 2: 32 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 114 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 14.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 September 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 23
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1908
Top 9 records on 4 September 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 September 1908Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)11 years37 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1908Freiburg, DEdaily rain30.4 mm (1.2 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1908Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1908Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain41.7 mm (1.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1908Peterborough, CAdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1908Menindee (Weinteriga), AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)9 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1908Washington, USdaily low min (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1908St John's, CAdaily high min (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie27 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

1802 to 1908
Records on 09-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11805: 11823: 11833: 11837: 11839: 11845: 11847: 11850: 11854: 11856: 11857: 11858: 11861: 11863: 11864: 11867: 11868: 11869: 21871: 11872: 41874: 11875: 11877: 11880: 41881: 11883: 21885: 31887: 11888: 21889: 11890: 11891: 51894: 41895: 61896: 11897: 41898: 91899: 41900: 11901: 41902: 41903: 21904: 71905: 181906: 161907: 221908: 91909: 231910: 911911: 251912: 291913: 291914: 191915: 371916: 241917: 401918: 961919: 481920: 1051921: 1051922: 621923: 3251924: 1671925: 3391926: 2561927: 681928: 3411929: 3711930: 1021931: 4771932: 4291933: 4241934: 3931935: 5141936: 3091937: 4111938: 2361939: 4341940: 2871941: 5281942: 3231943: 4721944: 3411945: 5421946: 4311947: 6181948: 4091949: 3701950: 6421951: 4041952: 6451953: 8691954: 3721955: 4651956: 5861957: 2501958: 3841959: 3161960: 5521961: 9091962: 7331963: 4431964: 5071965: 6111966: 4281967: 7861968: 5461969: 5101970: 6441971: 7171972: 5131973: 5301974: 2,2791975: 4321976: 5821977: 3861978: 9401979: 4611980: 3551981: 5821982: 6171983: 1,0401984: 1,1071985: 9151986: 6631987: 6851988: 1,2591989: 6811990: 7871991: 7081992: 1,1321993: 8591994: 1,0011995: 1,2871996: 9071997: 1,4521998: 1,5641999: 1,4792000: 1,3362001: 8332002: 7672003: 1,0942004: 8982005: 9982006: 1,2682007: 1,0772008: 1,3352009: 9142010: 1,8042011: 1,3102012: 1,2092013: 6302014: 4612015: 8932016: 5972017: 8812018: 7582019: 6162020: 9572021: 5442022: 1,2562023: 1,2902024: 9852025: 6352026: 1,2221802186818951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-04 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18051
18231
18331
18371
18391
18451
18471
18501
18541
18561
18571
18581
18611
18631
18641
18671
18681
18692
18711
18724
18741
18751
18771
18804
18811
18832
18853
18871
18882
18891
18901
18915
18944
18956
18961
18974
18989
18994
19001
19014
19024
19032
19047
190518
190616
190722
19089
190923
191091
191125
191229
191329
191419
191537
191624
191740
191896
191948
1920105
1921105
192262
1923325
1924167
1925339
1926256
192768
1928341
1929371
1930102
1931477
1932429
1933424
1934393
1935514
1936309
1937411
1938236
1939434
1940287
1941528
1942323
1943472
1944341
1945542
1946431
1947618
1948409
1949370
1950642
1951404
1952645
1953869
1954372
1955465
1956586
1957250
1958384
1959316
1960552
1961909
1962733
1963443
1964507
1965611
1966428
1967786
1968546
1969510
1970644
1971717
1972513
1973530
19742,279
1975432
1976582
1977386
1978940
1979461
1980355
1981582
1982617
19831,040
19841,107
1985915
1986663
1987685
19881,259
1989681
1990787
1991708
19921,132
1993859
19941,001
19951,287
1996907
19971,452
19981,564
19991,479
20001,336
2001833
2002767
20031,094
2004898
2005998
20061,268
20071,077
20081,335
2009914
20101,804
20111,310
20121,209
2013630
2014461
2015893
2016597
2017881
2018758
2019616
2020957
2021544
20221,256
20231,290
2024985
2025635
20261,222

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).