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Weather Records on 7 October 1908

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1908. Highest significance: Forbes (Camp Street), AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1908

  • On 7 October 1908, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Forbes (Camp Street) set a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.1 C (70.0 F) on 7 October 1908.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 7 October 1908 14 station records on 7 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 7 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 7 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 7 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 7 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 October 1908 by timescale Records on 7 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13.
Records on 7 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 October 1908 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.5. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 1: 31 to 2: 32 to 3: 53 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 20 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 6
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 13
1 to 23
2 to 35
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 62

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1908
Top 14 records on 7 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 October 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)28 years23 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1908Galway, IEdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)21 years22 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)9 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1908Warrnambool Shire Office, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1908Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1908Armagh, GBdaily high min13.4 C (56.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)9 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1908Galway, IEdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high max17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1908Stornoway Airport, GBmonthly high min (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie0 years3 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 10-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11811: 11824: 11839: 11843: 11852: 21853: 11854: 11858: 11861: 11863: 21864: 41865: 11867: 21868: 11869: 11872: 21873: 41875: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11880: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11886: 11887: 11888: 21889: 31890: 41891: 21892: 21893: 51895: 21896: 21897: 61898: 71899: 61900: 61901: 141902: 31903: 111904: 271905: 91906: 51907: 101908: 141909: 141910: 181911: 241912: 361913: 321914: 201915: 221916: 351917: 471918: 1211919: 281920: 1061921: 681922: 431923: 1171924: 861925: 2471926: 1571927: 1731928: 1201929: 1211930: 5171931: 6031932: 4761933: 1661934: 2371935: 9181936: 4361937: 3591938: 4711939: 7691940: 1591941: 8921942: 1841943: 4241944: 2651945: 2571946: 1,1281947: 5571948: 3331949: 5761950: 3631951: 6041952: 1,4701953: 5241954: 4651955: 6291956: 5481957: 5671958: 5981959: 7701960: 4131961: 7211962: 4491963: 4531964: 9611965: 5841966: 3981967: 4321968: 7641969: 3651970: 1,1481971: 6291972: 5371973: 4611974: 7731975: 7601976: 1,0871977: 8081978: 4061979: 7741980: 1,2531981: 7371982: 1,0791983: 5551984: 7171985: 1,0891986: 5191987: 8341988: 7531989: 3891990: 9481991: 1,1891992: 8721993: 9181994: 1,1441995: 6581996: 1,0731997: 1,9031998: 1,3311999: 8952000: 2,4272001: 8232002: 7042003: 1,3642004: 5182005: 1,4762006: 1,0042007: 2,2852008: 6212009: 1,9262010: 9942011: 1,2162012: 1,3502013: 6752014: 5692015: 4392016: 5372017: 5812018: 1,0522019: 5652020: 1,1742021: 5852022: 5552023: 7012024: 8502025: 5261802187318951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-07 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18111
18241
18391
18431
18522
18531
18541
18581
18611
18632
18644
18651
18672
18681
18691
18722
18734
18751
18762
18771
18781
18801
18811
18821
18841
18861
18871
18882
18893
18904
18912
18922
18935
18952
18962
18976
18987
18996
19006
190114
19023
190311
190427
19059
19065
190710
190814
190914
191018
191124
191236
191332
191420
191522
191635
191747
1918121
191928
1920106
192168
192243
1923117
192486
1925247
1926157
1927173
1928120
1929121
1930517
1931603
1932476
1933166
1934237
1935918
1936436
1937359
1938471
1939769
1940159
1941892
1942184
1943424
1944265
1945257
19461,128
1947557
1948333
1949576
1950363
1951604
19521,470
1953524
1954465
1955629
1956548
1957567
1958598
1959770
1960413
1961721
1962449
1963453
1964961
1965584
1966398
1967432
1968764
1969365
19701,148
1971629
1972537
1973461
1974773
1975760
19761,087
1977808
1978406
1979774
19801,253
1981737
19821,079
1983555
1984717
19851,089
1986519
1987834
1988753
1989389
1990948
19911,189
1992872
1993918
19941,144
1995658
19961,073
19971,903
19981,331
1999895
20002,427
2001823
2002704
20031,364
2004518
20051,476
20061,004
20072,285
2008621
20091,926
2010994
20111,216
20121,350
2013675
2014569
2015439
2016537
2017581
20181,052
2019565
20201,174
2021585
2022555
2023701
2024850
2025526

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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).