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Weather Records on 1 October 1908

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1908. Highest significance: Fredericton Unb, CA.

Key Facts for 1 October 1908

  • On 1 October 1908, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Fredericton Unb set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 1 October 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1813 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 1 October 1908 20 station records on 1 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 1 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature23.2 C (73.8 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature19.6 C (67.3 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature21.6 C (70.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature22.7 C (72.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 1 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 1 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 1 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 October 1908 by timescale Records on 1 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 5daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 15.
Records on 1 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly5
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 October 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 43.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1610 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
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 43.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 1016
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1908
Top 20 records on 1 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 October 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)43.0 mm (1.7 in)14 years38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1908Uppsala_Aut, SEmonthly high min13.2 C (55.8 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)66 years37 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1908Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKmonthly high max23.2 C (73.8 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)33 years31 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Oxford, GBdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)42 years28 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Uccle, BEmonthly high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years27 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Tranebjerg, DKmonthly high max19.6 C (67.3 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)33 years25 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Armagh, GBmonthly high max21.6 C (70.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)9 years21 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max14.2 C (57.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)45 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max22.7 C (72.9 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Vestervig, DKdaily high min13.4 C (56.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)3 years6 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Wingen (Murrulla), AUdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)9 years5 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min-3.9 C (25.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3 years4 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain (Tie)7.6 mm (0.30 in)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max (Tie)22.0 C (71.6 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1908Escanaba, USdaily low max (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie21 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

1813 to 1908
Records on 10-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1908. 1908 had 20 records. 01,0002,0003,0001813: 11814: 11817: 11819: 11820: 21823: 11828: 11845: 11847: 21861: 11865: 11866: 11869: 11870: 11871: 11874: 41876: 11877: 31879: 11881: 61882: 11883: 11884: 11886: 11888: 31889: 11890: 41891: 11892: 11893: 91894: 41895: 11897: 71898: 11899: 161900: 21901: 41902: 161903: 91904: 81905: 81906: 111907: 111908: 201909: 141910: 121911: 341912: 371913: 201914: 281915: 651916: 1051917: 521918: 201919: 251920: 981921: 1291922: 1601923: 1581924: 861925: 1351926: 1811927: 7541928: 1291929: 1581930: 1061931: 2371932: 2201933: 5191934: 1881935: 2011936: 3881937: 4531938: 2841939: 2831940: 2071941: 4251942: 2901943: 3241944: 5831945: 6771946: 4861947: 8671948: 2711949: 2541950: 1,0191951: 5211952: 7121953: 6561954: 9761955: 2801956: 2601957: 6461958: 1,0501959: 1,3061960: 1431961: 5661962: 3761963: 5981964: 3121965: 5211966: 6461967: 4371968: 4261969: 4541970: 2751971: 1,4491972: 6251973: 4181974: 1,1041975: 5611976: 8541977: 1,0971978: 4921979: 4881980: 6001981: 7851982: 7331983: 7831984: 1,2661985: 1,6211986: 1,4761987: 6481988: 5021989: 7391990: 6121991: 1,0201992: 1,3921993: 1,0421994: 5801995: 7461996: 1,0071997: 1,0801998: 1,3451999: 1,0962000: 1,0062001: 9242002: 9512003: 1,1982004: 8262005: 9022006: 8062007: 7262008: 5732009: 1,0512010: 1,0932011: 1,3242012: 6472013: 5152014: 3972015: 7292016: 4732017: 4722018: 6892019: 2,4212020: 5632021: 7522022: 6072023: 1,1702024: 7512025: 3871813187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1908. 1908 had 20 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-01 in each year
YearRecords
18131
18141
18171
18191
18202
18231
18281
18451
18472
18611
18651
18661
18691
18701
18711
18744
18761
18773
18791
18816
18821
18831
18841
18861
18883
18891
18904
18911
18921
18939
18944
18951
18977
18981
189916
19002
19014
190216
19039
19048
19058
190611
190711
190820
190914
191012
191134
191237
191320
191428
191565
1916105
191752
191820
191925
192098
1921129
1922160
1923158
192486
1925135
1926181
1927754
1928129
1929158
1930106
1931237
1932220
1933519
1934188
1935201
1936388
1937453
1938284
1939283
1940207
1941425
1942290
1943324
1944583
1945677
1946486
1947867
1948271
1949254
19501,019
1951521
1952712
1953656
1954976
1955280
1956260
1957646
19581,050
19591,306
1960143
1961566
1962376
1963598
1964312
1965521
1966646
1967437
1968426
1969454
1970275
19711,449
1972625
1973418
19741,104
1975561
1976854
19771,097
1978492
1979488
1980600
1981785
1982733
1983783
19841,266
19851,621
19861,476
1987648
1988502
1989739
1990612
19911,020
19921,392
19931,042
1994580
1995746
19961,007
19971,080
19981,345
19991,096
20001,006
2001924
2002951
20031,198
2004826
2005902
2006806
2007726
2008573
20091,051
20101,093
20111,324
2012647
2013515
2014397
2015729
2016473
2017472
2018689
20192,421
2020563
2021752
2022607
20231,170
2024751
2025387

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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).