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Weather Records on 22 October 1908

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1908. Highest significance: Grahamstown, ZA.

Key Facts for 22 October 1908

  • On 22 October 1908, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Grahamstown set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 22 October 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 22 October 1908 24 station records on 22 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 22 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GrahamstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low maximum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation67.3 mm (2.6 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-4.2 C (24.4 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low maximum temperature0.8 C (33.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low maximum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-4.8 C (23.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-5.8 C (21.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-2.6 C (27.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature2.1 C (35.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature2.6 C (36.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature2.4 C (36.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature23.2 C (73.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low maximum temperature2.1 C (35.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 22 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 22 October 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 9Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 9Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 October 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 22 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum9
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum9
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 October 1908 by timescale Records on 22 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 23.
Records on 22 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 October 1908 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.6. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 310 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 103
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1908
Top 20 records on 22 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 October 1908Grahamstown, ZAdaily rain44.7 mm (1.8 in)36.6 mm (1.4 in)13 years40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1908Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low max1.6 C (34.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)57 years31 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Riversdale, ZAmonthly rain67.3 mm (2.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)3 years21 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Wien, ATdaily low min-4.2 C (24.4 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low max0.8 C (33.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily low max4.0 C (39.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Jansenville, ZAdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low min-4.8 C (23.4 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Salzburg, ATdaily low min-5.8 C (21.6 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Uccle, BEdaily low min-2.6 C (27.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low max2.1 C (35.8 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Somerset East, ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Wien, ATdaily low max2.6 C (36.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low max2.4 C (36.3 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3 years5 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max23.2 C (73.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)4 years4 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 10-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 24 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11795: 11802: 11810: 31826: 11840: 11842: 11843: 11851: 21853: 11855: 11857: 11859: 21863: 11867: 11869: 11871: 11872: 11875: 11877: 11878: 11879: 11880: 61883: 11884: 31888: 11889: 11890: 51891: 151892: 31893: 21894: 31895: 51896: 11897: 21898: 81900: 31901: 71902: 31903: 81904: 171905: 131906: 121907: 141908: 241909: 61910: 91911: 431912: 221913: 591914: 201915: 571916: 2261917: 741918: 271919: 621920: 1721921: 781922: 501923: 1051924: 1421925: 2651926: 971927: 2271928: 1331929: 4171930: 4011931: 2721932: 2091933: 4841934: 5991935: 8741936: 6811937: 3481938: 1331939: 6021940: 4981941: 5761942: 3391943: 2081944: 2991945: 5471946: 2821947: 7541948: 2921949: 4811950: 4001951: 5811952: 6021953: 6151954: 3721955: 4571956: 3241957: 8851958: 3451959: 5241960: 3931961: 5231962: 2031963: 9091964: 2941965: 4331966: 3621967: 3161968: 3001969: 9661970: 7141971: 6261972: 7801973: 5691974: 9101975: 7421976: 1,1941977: 6241978: 6781979: 1,8261980: 5471981: 9431982: 9791983: 7121984: 1,7981985: 7971986: 1,0491987: 9441988: 9991989: 1,3531990: 1,0421991: 7181992: 1,1511993: 6541994: 6311995: 1,3991996: 1,7431997: 1,0721998: 8531999: 7212000: 1,0702001: 7742002: 1,4192003: 2,0062004: 1,3712005: 1,0902006: 1,2962007: 1,0602008: 8462009: 8262010: 7232011: 6912012: 9142013: 8452014: 6032015: 6002016: 6522017: 7202018: 4822019: 5872020: 1,6582021: 4112022: 9532023: 5622024: 9112025: 5661793187218971915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 24 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-22 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17951
18021
18103
18261
18401
18421
18431
18512
18531
18551
18571
18592
18631
18671
18691
18711
18721
18751
18771
18781
18791
18806
18831
18843
18881
18891
18905
189115
18923
18932
18943
18955
18961
18972
18988
19003
19017
19023
19038
190417
190513
190612
190714
190824
19096
19109
191143
191222
191359
191420
191557
1916226
191774
191827
191962
1920172
192178
192250
1923105
1924142
1925265
192697
1927227
1928133
1929417
1930401
1931272
1932209
1933484
1934599
1935874
1936681
1937348
1938133
1939602
1940498
1941576
1942339
1943208
1944299
1945547
1946282
1947754
1948292
1949481
1950400
1951581
1952602
1953615
1954372
1955457
1956324
1957885
1958345
1959524
1960393
1961523
1962203
1963909
1964294
1965433
1966362
1967316
1968300
1969966
1970714
1971626
1972780
1973569
1974910
1975742
19761,194
1977624
1978678
19791,826
1980547
1981943
1982979
1983712
19841,798
1985797
19861,049
1987944
1988999
19891,353
19901,042
1991718
19921,151
1993654
1994631
19951,399
19961,743
19971,072
1998853
1999721
20001,070
2001774
20021,419
20032,006
20041,371
20051,090
20061,296
20071,060
2008846
2009826
2010723
2011691
2012914
2013845
2014603
2015600
2016652
2017720
2018482
2019587
20201,658
2021411
2022953
2023562
2024911
2025566

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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).