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Weather Records on 8 October 1908

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1908. Highest significance: Galway, IE.

Key Facts for 8 October 1908

  • On 8 October 1908, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Galway set a daily record high maximum temperature of 20.6 C (69.1 F) on 8 October 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 8 October 1908 27 station records on 8 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 8 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature19.3 C (66.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
MombaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BallanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 8 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 8 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 8 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 October 1908 by timescale Records on 8 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27.
Records on 8 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 October 1908 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.9. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 132 to 4: 64 to 6: 26 to 8: 28 to 10: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 213
2 to 46
4 to 62
6 to 82
8 to 102

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1908
Top 20 records on 8 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 October 1908Galway, IEdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)38 years27 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Bindara (Netley), AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Alexandra (Post Office), AUdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)9 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Warracknabeal Post Office, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)2 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Geelong Sec, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Galway, IEdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Kinchega, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Euston Post Office, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Smeaton Weir, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max19.3 C (66.7 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Momba, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Dimboola, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Port Albert, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Armagh, GBdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)9 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Sydney, CAdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)14 years9 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 10-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 27 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11812: 11815: 11824: 21829: 11834: 11839: 21843: 11849: 11852: 11854: 11857: 11863: 11864: 31865: 21869: 11870: 11873: 21874: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11880: 21881: 21882: 21884: 11886: 21887: 11888: 61889: 51890: 21891: 21893: 41894: 11895: 41896: 31897: 21898: 41899: 11900: 131901: 51903: 61904: 111905: 121906: 21907: 171908: 271909: 91910: 131911: 141912: 171913: 661914: 271915: 181916: 1211917: 471918: 331919: 981920: 1041921: 901922: 511923: 1271924: 1181925: 2071926: 1621927: 1061928: 3031929: 751930: 4001931: 3911932: 2831933: 2371934: 2411935: 4271936: 6451937: 2621938: 3311939: 8101940: 1701941: 5871942: 2091943: 4051944: 1911945: 3141946: 4711947: 3111948: 3441949: 1,1981950: 5351951: 4171952: 1,0341953: 4011954: 5211955: 6001956: 5561957: 4731958: 4511959: 9621960: 3161961: 6301962: 5971963: 3631964: 1,0781965: 4491966: 3941967: 4521968: 4051969: 3071970: 1,6721971: 4681972: 3671973: 7701974: 6041975: 1,0341976: 1,3021977: 8181978: 6711979: 8821980: 7581981: 7191982: 1,1841983: 7121984: 6941985: 1,6351986: 4291987: 1,2711988: 7931989: 6411990: 1,4381991: 9151992: 1,2771993: 9461994: 1,2591995: 7031996: 1,2611997: 2,6041998: 9411999: 1,1962000: 2,9162001: 8102002: 7062003: 1,2252004: 7482005: 1,3032006: 6252007: 1,9242008: 5822009: 1,5062010: 1,0622011: 1,0552012: 9432013: 4962014: 5542015: 6822016: 5502017: 9442018: 1,1272019: 5322020: 1,1612021: 7642022: 5672023: 7202024: 8772025: 5851802187318951913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 27 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-08 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18121
18151
18242
18291
18341
18392
18431
18491
18521
18541
18571
18631
18643
18652
18691
18701
18732
18741
18762
18771
18781
18802
18812
18822
18841
18862
18871
18886
18895
18902
18912
18934
18941
18954
18963
18972
18984
18991
190013
19015
19036
190411
190512
19062
190717
190827
19099
191013
191114
191217
191366
191427
191518
1916121
191747
191833
191998
1920104
192190
192251
1923127
1924118
1925207
1926162
1927106
1928303
192975
1930400
1931391
1932283
1933237
1934241
1935427
1936645
1937262
1938331
1939810
1940170
1941587
1942209
1943405
1944191
1945314
1946471
1947311
1948344
19491,198
1950535
1951417
19521,034
1953401
1954521
1955600
1956556
1957473
1958451
1959962
1960316
1961630
1962597
1963363
19641,078
1965449
1966394
1967452
1968405
1969307
19701,672
1971468
1972367
1973770
1974604
19751,034
19761,302
1977818
1978671
1979882
1980758
1981719
19821,184
1983712
1984694
19851,635
1986429
19871,271
1988793
1989641
19901,438
1991915
19921,277
1993946
19941,259
1995703
19961,261
19972,604
1998941
19991,196
20002,916
2001810
2002706
20031,225
2004748
20051,303
2006625
20071,924
2008582
20091,506
20101,062
20111,055
2012943
2013496
2014554
2015682
2016550
2017944
20181,127
2019532
20201,161
2021764
2022567
2023720
2024877
2025585

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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).