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Weather Records on 9 October 1908

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1908. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 9 October 1908

  • On 9 October 1908, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 17.3 mm (0.7 in) on 9 October 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 9 October 1908 19 station records on 9 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 9 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 9 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.8 C (58.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.8 C (69.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature1.9 C (35.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 9 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 9 October 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 9 October 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 9 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 9 October 1908 by timescale Records on 9 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 9 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18.
Records on 9 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 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 8.4. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 112 to 4: 34 to 6: 16 to 8: 18 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
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 8.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 211
2 to 43
4 to 61
6 to 81
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1908
Top 19 records on 9 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 October 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max14.8 C (58.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)44 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max12.9 C (55.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)45 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max20.8 C (69.4 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUmonthly low max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years16 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Kew, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Galway, IEdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Bodalla Post Office, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Oxford, GBdaily high min (Tie)13.3 C (55.9 F)tie88 years8 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min1.9 C (35.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie29 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

1793 to 1908
Records on 10-09 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 19 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001793: 11795: 11802: 11834: 11837: 11846: 21847: 11854: 21858: 11861: 11864: 21865: 31866: 11867: 21869: 11870: 21875: 11876: 21877: 21879: 21881: 11882: 11884: 11885: 11886: 11887: 21888: 61889: 11890: 11891: 11893: 51895: 71896: 41897: 11898: 31899: 51900: 51901: 21902: 31903: 151904: 81905: 141906: 291907: 61908: 191909: 341910: 201911: 161912: 231913: 571914: 221915: 251916: 1261917: 651918: 161919: 681920: 361921: 2171922: 401923: 721924: 951925: 2721926: 1231927: 1071928: 2901929: 1961930: 2761931: 2981932: 2711933: 1871934: 2981935: 2081936: 5691937: 4051938: 4621939: 8771940: 1191941: 5701942: 3301943: 4421944: 1441945: 5391946: 3171947: 2771948: 4381949: 1,5311950: 6181951: 3471952: 6581953: 3431954: 3411955: 6431956: 4681957: 2561958: 6391959: 1,4321960: 3971961: 6221962: 5081963: 4741964: 8411965: 3491966: 4891967: 3471968: 5381969: 3891970: 1,8051971: 4231972: 3711973: 1,4541974: 5131975: 5521976: 1,4481977: 5861978: 5891979: 9141980: 6271981: 6531982: 1,5791983: 5481984: 5791985: 1,7241986: 5561987: 8501988: 1,0601989: 6791990: 1,7141991: 7071992: 1,0501993: 1,0431994: 7721995: 1,1391996: 1,0471997: 2,1131998: 6221999: 1,0172000: 3,1772001: 8552002: 7012003: 1,3862004: 6652005: 8072006: 6402007: 1,4502008: 4732009: 1,7722010: 1,3112011: 1,0462012: 7062013: 5622014: 6522015: 7802016: 4632017: 1,4562018: 1,2812019: 9632020: 7352021: 7502022: 6952023: 6422024: 9622025: 5021793187618981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-09 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17951
18021
18341
18371
18462
18471
18542
18581
18611
18642
18653
18661
18672
18691
18702
18751
18762
18772
18792
18811
18821
18841
18851
18861
18872
18886
18891
18901
18911
18935
18957
18964
18971
18983
18995
19005
19012
19023
190315
19048
190514
190629
19076
190819
190934
191020
191116
191223
191357
191422
191525
1916126
191765
191816
191968
192036
1921217
192240
192372
192495
1925272
1926123
1927107
1928290
1929196
1930276
1931298
1932271
1933187
1934298
1935208
1936569
1937405
1938462
1939877
1940119
1941570
1942330
1943442
1944144
1945539
1946317
1947277
1948438
19491,531
1950618
1951347
1952658
1953343
1954341
1955643
1956468
1957256
1958639
19591,432
1960397
1961622
1962508
1963474
1964841
1965349
1966489
1967347
1968538
1969389
19701,805
1971423
1972371
19731,454
1974513
1975552
19761,448
1977586
1978589
1979914
1980627
1981653
19821,579
1983548
1984579
19851,724
1986556
1987850
19881,060
1989679
19901,714
1991707
19921,050
19931,043
1994772
19951,139
19961,047
19972,113
1998622
19991,017
20003,177
2001855
2002701
20031,386
2004665
2005807
2006640
20071,450
2008473
20091,772
20101,311
20111,046
2012706
2013562
2014652
2015780
2016463
20171,456
20181,281
2019963
2020735
2021750
2022695
2023642
2024962
2025502

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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).