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Weather Records on 19 October 1908

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1908. Highest significance: Darwin Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 1908

  • On 19 October 1908, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Darwin Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 19 October 1908.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 19 October 1908 20 station records on 19 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 19 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.7 mm (2.3 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-0.9 C (30.4 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 19 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 19 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 02468Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 19 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 October 1908 by timescale Records on 19 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 19 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 October 1908 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.1. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1908
Top 20 records on 19 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 October 1908Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain58.7 mm (2.3 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)34 years28 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)47 years21 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Warialda Post Office, AUdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)13 years17 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Washington, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Warrnambool Shire Office, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Nicola Lake, CAdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Philadelphia City, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Montreal McGill, CAdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max13.1 C (55.6 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)3 years6 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low min-0.9 C (30.4 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)3 years4 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908Peterborough, CAdaily high max (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1908World Trade Ctr, USdaily high max (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie8 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

1806 to 1908
Records on 10-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1908. 1908 had 20 records. 01,0002,0003,0001806: 21808: 11811: 21812: 11826: 11835: 21843: 11845: 11849: 11851: 11854: 11856: 11862: 11864: 11866: 21870: 11874: 51875: 11877: 31879: 11880: 11881: 31885: 11888: 41889: 11890: 21891: 61893: 11894: 21895: 31896: 51897: 51898: 101899: 31900: 51901: 81902: 61903: 41904: 321905: 261906: 241907: 131908: 201909: 141910: 401911: 141912: 151913: 161914: 251915: 251916: 611917: 1141918: 241919: 231920: 821921: 881922: 1101923: 891924: 1531925: 1941926: 1411927: 3401928: 1571929: 1311930: 6351931: 2361932: 3271933: 4961934: 2881935: 4321936: 4091937: 4761938: 4001939: 2641940: 8641941: 2371942: 2701943: 5231944: 2961945: 3771946: 2971947: 1,0561948: 8551949: 9031950: 1,1261951: 2311952: 2531953: 1,0041954: 4901955: 4751956: 4901957: 3481958: 5271959: 3651960: 5461961: 3191962: 3411963: 7961964: 5851965: 4951966: 9881967: 4641968: 5221969: 5321970: 3741971: 9331972: 2,3041973: 7451974: 9221975: 4361976: 1,3861977: 3531978: 4401979: 1,2371980: 6591981: 4941982: 8551983: 9301984: 1,7241985: 9741986: 5051987: 5111988: 6461989: 1,8911990: 7321991: 8821992: 1,1451993: 1,0441994: 7461995: 8141996: 8291997: 1,0251998: 7901999: 7092000: 1,0392001: 6302002: 1,0182003: 1,4482004: 1,5692005: 9802006: 1,0232007: 1,2822008: 4072009: 1,2072010: 5672011: 7422012: 9812013: 4672014: 1,0772015: 7672016: 1,0132017: 5002018: 5112019: 5192020: 1,0282021: 5992022: 1,6722023: 1,1332024: 8592025: 4981806187418981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1908. 1908 had 20 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-19 in each year
YearRecords
18062
18081
18112
18121
18261
18352
18431
18451
18491
18511
18541
18561
18621
18641
18662
18701
18745
18751
18773
18791
18801
18813
18851
18884
18891
18902
18916
18931
18942
18953
18965
18975
189810
18993
19005
19018
19026
19034
190432
190526
190624
190713
190820
190914
191040
191114
191215
191316
191425
191525
191661
1917114
191824
191923
192082
192188
1922110
192389
1924153
1925194
1926141
1927340
1928157
1929131
1930635
1931236
1932327
1933496
1934288
1935432
1936409
1937476
1938400
1939264
1940864
1941237
1942270
1943523
1944296
1945377
1946297
19471,056
1948855
1949903
19501,126
1951231
1952253
19531,004
1954490
1955475
1956490
1957348
1958527
1959365
1960546
1961319
1962341
1963796
1964585
1965495
1966988
1967464
1968522
1969532
1970374
1971933
19722,304
1973745
1974922
1975436
19761,386
1977353
1978440
19791,237
1980659
1981494
1982855
1983930
19841,724
1985974
1986505
1987511
1988646
19891,891
1990732
1991882
19921,145
19931,044
1994746
1995814
1996829
19971,025
1998790
1999709
20001,039
2001630
20021,018
20031,448
20041,569
2005980
20061,023
20071,282
2008407
20091,207
2010567
2011742
2012981
2013467
20141,077
2015767
20161,013
2017500
2018511
2019519
20201,028
2021599
20221,672
20231,133
2024859
2025498

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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).