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Weather Records on 29 September 1908

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1908. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 29 September 1908

  • On 29 September 1908, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high minimum temperature of 15.8 C (60.4 F) on 29 September 1908.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1836 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 29 September 1908 20 station records on 29 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 29 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 September 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature25.3 C (77.5 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.3 C (68.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 29 September 1908 by type Records set or tied on 29 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 29 September 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 September 1908 by timescale Records on 29 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 29 September 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 September 1908 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.1. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 010 to 15: 115 to 20: 220 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 September 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 100
10 to 151
15 to 202
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1908
Top 20 records on 29 September 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 September 1908Oxford, GBdaily high min15.8 C (60.4 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)76 years36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1908Armagh, GBdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)40 years31 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Beatrice, CAdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)16 years30 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)4 years29 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Lakefield, CAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)14 years26 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Stratford, CAdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Oxford, GBdaily high max25.3 C (77.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min15.2 C (59.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Galway, IEdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max20.3 C (68.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Stratford, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Madison Wb City, USdaily low min0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Dubuque River, USdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)2 years4 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Stratford, CAdaily low max (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie27 years3 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)8.9 C (48.0 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily low max (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie4 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

1836 to 1908
Records on 09-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1908. 1908 had 20 records. 01,0002,0003,0001836: 11843: 11854: 21859: 21861: 11862: 11864: 11867: 11868: 11869: 21871: 11873: 31874: 11877: 21881: 11882: 11883: 21884: 21885: 41886: 11887: 11888: 31889: 31890: 41892: 41893: 11894: 41895: 41897: 51898: 41899: 91900: 31901: 71902: 141903: 111904: 261905: 111906: 161907: 261908: 201909: 101910: 101911: 641912: 271913: 201914: 241915: 431916: 1841917: 191918: 361919: 381920: 221921: 1481922: 331923: 891924: 2641925: 1661926: 1951927: 2361928: 2121929: 2431930: 711931: 2041932: 2341933: 3531934: 3941935: 1881936: 3991937: 2761938: 4231939: 4071940: 3461941: 5111942: 8581943: 3901944: 3981945: 8991946: 2651947: 4671948: 3341949: 3981950: 4721951: 4751952: 4041953: 1,0791954: 8141955: 3751956: 3801957: 6361958: 3091959: 1,0661960: 1431961: 4471962: 4811963: 9961964: 1,1541965: 6891966: 4981967: 1,2501968: 1841969: 2791970: 6291971: 7971972: 6371973: 7691974: 7301975: 3651976: 6361977: 8001978: 5691979: 5811980: 8741981: 7471982: 9111983: 9201984: 1,4471985: 1,7891986: 1,6241987: 6411988: 5541989: 7101990: 4161991: 7471992: 8331993: 6201994: 9671995: 1,0331996: 1,3561997: 6831998: 1,2951999: 1,4402000: 9652001: 8462002: 5572003: 9242004: 7542005: 1,1632006: 6952007: 9292008: 4612009: 7002010: 1,1102011: 1,5722012: 7372013: 6232014: 5482015: 7242016: 9132017: 4332018: 5772019: 2,1832020: 4422021: 7872022: 5972023: 8662024: 1,3922025: 5161836188319011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1908. 1908 had 20 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-29 in each year
YearRecords
18361
18431
18542
18592
18611
18621
18641
18671
18681
18692
18711
18733
18741
18772
18811
18821
18832
18842
18854
18861
18871
18883
18893
18904
18924
18931
18944
18954
18975
18984
18999
19003
19017
190214
190311
190426
190511
190616
190726
190820
190910
191010
191164
191227
191320
191424
191543
1916184
191719
191836
191938
192022
1921148
192233
192389
1924264
1925166
1926195
1927236
1928212
1929243
193071
1931204
1932234
1933353
1934394
1935188
1936399
1937276
1938423
1939407
1940346
1941511
1942858
1943390
1944398
1945899
1946265
1947467
1948334
1949398
1950472
1951475
1952404
19531,079
1954814
1955375
1956380
1957636
1958309
19591,066
1960143
1961447
1962481
1963996
19641,154
1965689
1966498
19671,250
1968184
1969279
1970629
1971797
1972637
1973769
1974730
1975365
1976636
1977800
1978569
1979581
1980874
1981747
1982911
1983920
19841,447
19851,789
19861,624
1987641
1988554
1989710
1990416
1991747
1992833
1993620
1994967
19951,033
19961,356
1997683
19981,295
19991,440
2000965
2001846
2002557
2003924
2004754
20051,163
2006695
2007929
2008461
2009700
20101,110
20111,572
2012737
2013623
2014548
2015724
2016913
2017433
2018577
20192,183
2020442
2021787
2022597
2023866
20241,392
2025516

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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).