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Weather Records on 5 September 1908

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1908. Highest significance: Eversleigh, AU.

Key Facts for 5 September 1908

  • On 5 September 1908, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Eversleigh set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 5 September 1908.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 5 September 1908 28 station records on 5 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 5 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 September 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
EversleighAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.6 mm (2.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.8 mm (2.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ SheppartonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
MarylandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TarcuttaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 5 September 1908 by type Records set or tied on 5 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 24. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 24Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 24.
Records on 5 September 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall24
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 September 1908 by timescale Records on 5 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 5 September 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 September 1908 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.3. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 410 to 15: 315 to 20: 220 to 25: 025 to 30: 230 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 September 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 104
10 to 153
15 to 202
20 to 250
25 to 302
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1908
Top 20 records on 5 September 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 September 1908Eversleigh, AUdaily rain53.6 mm (2.1 in)35.3 mm (1.4 in)29 years51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1908Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain52.8 mm (2.1 in)26.9 mm (1.1 in)42 years49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1908Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)5 years41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1908Goonoo Goonoo Station, AUdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)29 years25 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Wingen (Murrulla), AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)29 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)9 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Armagh, GBdaily low min4.5 C (40.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)54 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)9 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Warialda Post Office, AUdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Boorolong, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Neilrex (Caigan), AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Maryland, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)5 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Vestervig, DKdaily low max13.0 C (55.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Emmaville (Strathbogie), AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)9 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Wentworth Post Office, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1908Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)16 years12 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 09-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 28 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 21814: 11833: 11837: 11843: 11845: 11846: 11856: 11859: 21861: 21866: 11868: 11869: 21871: 11872: 11874: 11876: 11880: 21883: 21885: 11887: 11888: 11889: 11891: 21892: 31894: 11895: 41896: 21897: 71898: 71899: 21900: 11901: 41902: 101903: 141904: 21905: 171906: 81907: 111908: 281909: 161910: 351911: 231912: 391913: 241914: 101915: 271916: 221917: 281918: 1091919: 601920: 471921: 821922: 961923: 2041924: 1911925: 2981926: 2431927: 711928: 3061929: 3711930: 941931: 3811932: 3151933: 3611934: 3991935: 4321936: 3131937: 2911938: 2441939: 3171940: 2491941: 4701942: 2821943: 5931944: 3871945: 4471946: 3671947: 5571948: 4581949: 4211950: 5591951: 2511952: 3961953: 7281954: 5931955: 5171956: 6371957: 3231958: 4131959: 3671960: 3511961: 7271962: 9221963: 5541964: 3151965: 8991966: 3351967: 1,0921968: 5241969: 5561970: 7541971: 7361972: 6531973: 6691974: 1,9021975: 3881976: 6361977: 3441978: 1,3761979: 6111980: 3571981: 4481982: 6151983: 1,1811984: 1,1851985: 1,2311986: 7111987: 6181988: 1,3091989: 5221990: 8061991: 5981992: 1,1161993: 6351994: 9011995: 1,1681996: 7731997: 1,4601998: 1,6861999: 1,2152000: 1,3422001: 6262002: 7102003: 8602004: 1,1352005: 5022006: 1,0142007: 1,3442008: 1,4862009: 7652010: 1,3162011: 1,1862012: 1,1152013: 7982014: 4622015: 8462016: 6512017: 7782018: 8612019: 7242020: 1,2502021: 4242022: 1,1682023: 1,1662024: 1,3202025: 6952026: 8351802187619011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 28 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-05 in each year
YearRecords
18022
18141
18331
18371
18431
18451
18461
18561
18592
18612
18661
18681
18692
18711
18721
18741
18761
18802
18832
18851
18871
18881
18891
18912
18923
18941
18954
18962
18977
18987
18992
19001
19014
190210
190314
19042
190517
19068
190711
190828
190916
191035
191123
191239
191324
191410
191527
191622
191728
1918109
191960
192047
192182
192296
1923204
1924191
1925298
1926243
192771
1928306
1929371
193094
1931381
1932315
1933361
1934399
1935432
1936313
1937291
1938244
1939317
1940249
1941470
1942282
1943593
1944387
1945447
1946367
1947557
1948458
1949421
1950559
1951251
1952396
1953728
1954593
1955517
1956637
1957323
1958413
1959367
1960351
1961727
1962922
1963554
1964315
1965899
1966335
19671,092
1968524
1969556
1970754
1971736
1972653
1973669
19741,902
1975388
1976636
1977344
19781,376
1979611
1980357
1981448
1982615
19831,181
19841,185
19851,231
1986711
1987618
19881,309
1989522
1990806
1991598
19921,116
1993635
1994901
19951,168
1996773
19971,460
19981,686
19991,215
20001,342
2001626
2002710
2003860
20041,135
2005502
20061,014
20071,344
20081,486
2009765
20101,316
20111,186
20121,115
2013798
2014462
2015846
2016651
2017778
2018861
2019724
20201,250
2021424
20221,168
20231,166
20241,320
2025695
2026835

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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