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Weather Records on 14 October 1908

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1908. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 14 October 1908

  • On 14 October 1908, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high maximum temperature of 20.3 C (68.5 F) on 14 October 1908.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 14 October 1908 12 station records on 14 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 14 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 14 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature20.3 C (68.5 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Casino AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high maximum temperature19.8 C (67.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 14 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 14 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 14 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 14 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 14 October 1908 by timescale Records on 14 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 14 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 14 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 October 1908 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.4. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 52 to 4: 14 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 25
2 to 41
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1908
Top 12 records on 14 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 October 1908Oxford, GBdaily high max20.3 C (68.5 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)46 years25 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1908Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily low min-13.9 C (7.0 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1908Casino Airport, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high max19.8 C (67.6 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1908Stratford, CAdaily low min (Tie)-1.7 C (28.9 F)tie42 years4 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1908Armagh, GBdaily high max (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1908Peterborough, CAdaily low min (Tie)-4.4 C (24.1 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1908Galway, IEdaily high min (Tie)12.2 C (54.0 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1908Gravenhurst, CAdaily high max (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie10 years1 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 10-14 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11799: 11809: 11811: 21817: 11834: 11836: 11838: 11849: 11850: 11856: 11860: 21861: 11862: 21866: 11871: 21872: 21873: 11874: 21875: 21876: 61877: 21878: 11881: 21882: 11883: 21884: 11885: 21886: 11887: 61889: 21890: 21891: 21892: 31893: 31894: 91895: 61896: 41897: 31898: 51899: 71900: 71901: 61902: 71903: 61904: 51905: 101906: 71907: 111908: 121909: 131910: 141911: 81912: 331913: 371914: 261915: 801916: 291917: 471918: 261919: 361920: 631921: 1071922: 351923: 901924: 611925: 2371926: 1201927: 1671928: 2511929: 2861930: 2331931: 3381932: 2781933: 2311934: 4351935: 3051936: 2391937: 1,2191938: 4911939: 2681940: 3201941: 4131942: 4111943: 3581944: 2771945: 4191946: 3981947: 6671948: 2921949: 6971950: 4321951: 3191952: 4471953: 3181954: 9821955: 5401956: 5231957: 4911958: 6301959: 7471960: 4371961: 5781962: 1,0821963: 5731964: 4771965: 2521966: 1,2241967: 2591968: 9421969: 1,5071970: 7591971: 6451972: 4631973: 5531974: 6221975: 9911976: 8621977: 9541978: 8561979: 1,0561980: 6741981: 1,1551982: 6841983: 8891984: 6391985: 8161986: 1,4571987: 1,0781988: 1,2971989: 5871990: 1,4691991: 8171992: 1,3501993: 1,2231994: 1,0491995: 1,2771996: 5591997: 1,0981998: 9301999: 9572000: 1,0732001: 1,4312002: 8682003: 7712004: 7212005: 7552006: 1,2982007: 6102008: 1,0172009: 2,4732010: 6422011: 6952012: 8062013: 5022014: 9712015: 9912016: 7042017: 1,0452018: 2,2102019: 6052020: 6382021: 1,2202022: 8732023: 4682024: 9182025: 8531793187318931910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-14 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17991
18091
18112
18171
18341
18361
18381
18491
18501
18561
18602
18611
18622
18661
18712
18722
18731
18742
18752
18766
18772
18781
18812
18821
18832
18841
18852
18861
18876
18892
18902
18912
18923
18933
18949
18956
18964
18973
18985
18997
19007
19016
19027
19036
19045
190510
19067
190711
190812
190913
191014
19118
191233
191337
191426
191580
191629
191747
191826
191936
192063
1921107
192235
192390
192461
1925237
1926120
1927167
1928251
1929286
1930233
1931338
1932278
1933231
1934435
1935305
1936239
19371,219
1938491
1939268
1940320
1941413
1942411
1943358
1944277
1945419
1946398
1947667
1948292
1949697
1950432
1951319
1952447
1953318
1954982
1955540
1956523
1957491
1958630
1959747
1960437
1961578
19621,082
1963573
1964477
1965252
19661,224
1967259
1968942
19691,507
1970759
1971645
1972463
1973553
1974622
1975991
1976862
1977954
1978856
19791,056
1980674
19811,155
1982684
1983889
1984639
1985816
19861,457
19871,078
19881,297
1989587
19901,469
1991817
19921,350
19931,223
19941,049
19951,277
1996559
19971,098
1998930
1999957
20001,073
20011,431
2002868
2003771
2004721
2005755
20061,298
2007610
20081,017
20092,473
2010642
2011695
2012806
2013502
2014971
2015991
2016704
20171,045
20182,210
2019605
2020638
20211,220
2022873
2023468
2024918
2025853

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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).