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Weather Records on 11 October 1908

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1908. Highest significance: Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL.

Key Facts for 11 October 1908

  • On 11 October 1908, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) set a daily record precipitation of 10.6 mm (0.4 in) on 11 October 1908.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 11 October 1908 11 station records on 11 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 11 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 11 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature16.8 C (62.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature20.4 C (68.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 11 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 11 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 02468Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 11 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 11 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 11 October 1908 by timescale Records on 11 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 11 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 11 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 October 1908 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.4. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 31 to 2: 22 to 3: 13 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 16 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 13
1 to 22
2 to 31
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 61
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1908
Top 11 records on 11 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 October 1908Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1908Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high max16.8 C (62.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1908Portland, USdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1908Salzburg, ATdaily high max20.4 C (68.7 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1908Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1908Brome, CAdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1908Galway, IEdaily high max (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie38 years3 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1908Tranebjerg, DKdaily high max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie1 year0 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 10-11 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 11 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11801: 11802: 21803: 11805: 11807: 11811: 11814: 21839: 11845: 11849: 11851: 11852: 11854: 11859: 11860: 41861: 11864: 21867: 21869: 11870: 11872: 21873: 21875: 11876: 41877: 31879: 21880: 21884: 21885: 51887: 41888: 21889: 31890: 11891: 21892: 21896: 21897: 41898: 41900: 11901: 81902: 141903: 101904: 201905: 171906: 521907: 101908: 111909: 171910: 311911: 141912: 211913: 481914: 401915: 141916: 251917: 481918: 321919: 761920: 1401921: 921922: 351923: 2311924: 1491925: 1961926: 1371927: 1761928: 7131929: 2591930: 6561931: 3961932: 2351933: 2001934: 8621935: 2451936: 2431937: 2421938: 4381939: 2491940: 2011941: 1901942: 5371943: 4141944: 2471945: 2841946: 7701947: 4051948: 7361949: 8351950: 4501951: 5381952: 4721953: 4081954: 6721955: 4341956: 8941957: 2581958: 7951959: 1,0271960: 3331961: 6101962: 8571963: 5701964: 9271965: 2021966: 2791967: 6431968: 3121969: 1,0321970: 8591971: 5211972: 7081973: 1,3251974: 3561975: 5591976: 5651977: 6551978: 4261979: 1,2601980: 4781981: 7761982: 1,1411983: 5421984: 5521985: 9771986: 9611987: 1,6031988: 6211989: 5711990: 1,6171991: 1,0551992: 5271993: 8831994: 7261995: 9751996: 8421997: 1,8091998: 7501999: 9962000: 1,7822001: 9622002: 1,0002003: 1,1912004: 5932005: 1,0442006: 8402007: 6102008: 1,3692009: 2,5942010: 9642011: 1,1762012: 6962013: 6662014: 6202015: 1,0322016: 3782017: 1,1012018: 1,5032019: 1,7402020: 6742021: 8732022: 2432023: 8582024: 8422025: 7111793186418911912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 11 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-11 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18011
18022
18031
18051
18071
18111
18142
18391
18451
18491
18511
18521
18541
18591
18604
18611
18642
18672
18691
18701
18722
18732
18751
18764
18773
18792
18802
18842
18855
18874
18882
18893
18901
18912
18922
18962
18974
18984
19001
19018
190214
190310
190420
190517
190652
190710
190811
190917
191031
191114
191221
191348
191440
191514
191625
191748
191832
191976
1920140
192192
192235
1923231
1924149
1925196
1926137
1927176
1928713
1929259
1930656
1931396
1932235
1933200
1934862
1935245
1936243
1937242
1938438
1939249
1940201
1941190
1942537
1943414
1944247
1945284
1946770
1947405
1948736
1949835
1950450
1951538
1952472
1953408
1954672
1955434
1956894
1957258
1958795
19591,027
1960333
1961610
1962857
1963570
1964927
1965202
1966279
1967643
1968312
19691,032
1970859
1971521
1972708
19731,325
1974356
1975559
1976565
1977655
1978426
19791,260
1980478
1981776
19821,141
1983542
1984552
1985977
1986961
19871,603
1988621
1989571
19901,617
19911,055
1992527
1993883
1994726
1995975
1996842
19971,809
1998750
1999996
20001,782
2001962
20021,000
20031,191
2004593
20051,044
2006840
2007610
20081,369
20092,594
2010964
20111,176
2012696
2013666
2014620
20151,032
2016378
20171,101
20181,503
20191,740
2020674
2021873
2022243
2023858
2024842
2025711

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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).