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Weather Records on 13 October 1908

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1908. Highest significance: Portland Rfc City, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1908

  • On 13 October 1908, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Portland Rfc City set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 13 October 1908.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 13 October 1908 13 station records on 13 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 13 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature19.9 C (67.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical GardensSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature22.4 C (72.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 13 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 13 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 13 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 October 1908 by timescale Records on 13 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12.
Records on 13 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 October 1908 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.2. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 3: 93 to 5: 25 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 39
3 to 52
5 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1908
Top 13 records on 13 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 October 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)25 years27 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1908Stratford, CAdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1908Portland, USdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1908Salzburg, ATdaily high max19.9 C (67.8 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1908Woodstock, CAdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1908Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZAdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1908Halifax, CAdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1908Hambantota, LKdaily low min22.4 C (72.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1908Galway, IEdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1908Concord, USdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)
13 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

1793 to 1908
Records on 10-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 13 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11809: 11814: 11817: 11831: 11839: 11849: 11850: 11852: 11856: 11860: 21861: 21863: 11864: 11865: 11866: 21867: 21870: 11871: 31872: 11874: 11875: 11876: 31879: 11881: 21882: 21884: 11885: 41886: 11887: 21888: 11889: 31890: 11891: 21893: 11894: 41895: 61896: 31897: 11898: 31899: 31900: 11901: 81902: 161903: 101904: 181905: 51906: 101907: 161908: 131909: 391910: 261911: 131912: 211913: 291914: 211915: 791916: 521917: 301918: 281919: 471920: 411921: 741922: 221923: 1591924: 771925: 2081926: 1371927: 2251928: 4701929: 1691930: 3751931: 3171932: 3151933: 1861934: 4451935: 3101936: 2511937: 3711938: 5251939: 2031940: 2671941: 5551942: 3511943: 5011944: 3501945: 2521946: 3741947: 3991948: 2941949: 5991950: 7041951: 4111952: 3351953: 2751954: 1,0711955: 5351956: 8571957: 6291958: 5351959: 5361960: 3831961: 4331962: 8401963: 5191964: 5151965: 1801966: 8781967: 3071968: 5771969: 2,3081970: 6721971: 5761972: 5341973: 8111974: 4231975: 1,0021976: 9001977: 1,0361978: 8001979: 9221980: 7421981: 9731982: 1,3281983: 1,4121984: 4951985: 9791986: 1,4681987: 1,1551988: 1,4991989: 5711990: 1,3911991: 8071992: 1,1501993: 9321994: 9041995: 1,2241996: 6191997: 1,7901998: 8401999: 6962000: 7682001: 1,1122002: 9222003: 7642004: 7352005: 7612006: 1,5712007: 6022008: 1,4792009: 1,7772010: 6262011: 7722012: 8192013: 4782014: 5522015: 8532016: 5722017: 7082018: 1,4722019: 8692020: 5262021: 1,4052022: 9712023: 1,0602024: 9612025: 7601793187018931910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 13 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-13 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18091
18141
18171
18311
18391
18491
18501
18521
18561
18602
18612
18631
18641
18651
18662
18672
18701
18713
18721
18741
18751
18763
18791
18812
18822
18841
18854
18861
18872
18881
18893
18901
18912
18931
18944
18956
18963
18971
18983
18993
19001
19018
190216
190310
190418
19055
190610
190716
190813
190939
191026
191113
191221
191329
191421
191579
191652
191730
191828
191947
192041
192174
192222
1923159
192477
1925208
1926137
1927225
1928470
1929169
1930375
1931317
1932315
1933186
1934445
1935310
1936251
1937371
1938525
1939203
1940267
1941555
1942351
1943501
1944350
1945252
1946374
1947399
1948294
1949599
1950704
1951411
1952335
1953275
19541,071
1955535
1956857
1957629
1958535
1959536
1960383
1961433
1962840
1963519
1964515
1965180
1966878
1967307
1968577
19692,308
1970672
1971576
1972534
1973811
1974423
19751,002
1976900
19771,036
1978800
1979922
1980742
1981973
19821,328
19831,412
1984495
1985979
19861,468
19871,155
19881,499
1989571
19901,391
1991807
19921,150
1993932
1994904
19951,224
1996619
19971,790
1998840
1999696
2000768
20011,112
2002922
2003764
2004735
2005761
20061,571
2007602
20081,479
20091,777
2010626
2011772
2012819
2013478
2014552
2015853
2016572
2017708
20181,472
2019869
2020526
20211,405
2022971
20231,060
2024961
2025760

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).