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Weather Records on 23 October 1908

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1908. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 23 October 1908

  • On 23 October 1908, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record precipitation of 25.8 mm (1.0 in) on 23 October 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 23 October 1908 19 station records on 23 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 23 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation25.8 mm (1.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-5.4 C (22.3 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-5.4 C (22.3 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low maximum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low maximum temperature1.8 C (35.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-4.3 C (24.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-7.1 C (19.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
WillowmoreSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature2.6 C (36.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low maximum temperature4.7 C (40.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 23 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 23 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 23 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 October 1908 by timescale Records on 23 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18.
Records on 23 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 October 1908 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.4. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 112 to 4: 44 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 211
2 to 44
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1908
Top 19 records on 23 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 October 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily rain25.8 mm (1.0 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)26 years30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Wien, ATdaily low min-5.4 C (22.3 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)41 years23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low min-5.4 C (22.3 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low max3.2 C (37.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low max1.8 C (35.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-4.3 C (24.3 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Salzburg, ATmonthly low min-7.1 C (19.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)0 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Sydney, CAdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low max2.0 C (35.6 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Willowmore, ZAdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Salzburg, ATdaily low max2.6 C (36.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Chatham, CAdaily high max19.4 C (66.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily low max4.7 C (40.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)3 years3 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Wien, ATdaily low max (Tie)3.6 C (38.5 F)tie3 years1 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily high max (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 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

1795 to 1908
Records on 10-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 19 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 21843: 11845: 11850: 11851: 21855: 11859: 21861: 11863: 11865: 21866: 11869: 31871: 21872: 11873: 21876: 21878: 11880: 71881: 21882: 11883: 11885: 21888: 11889: 21890: 21891: 81892: 31893: 31894: 51895: 41896: 21897: 31898: 51899: 41900: 81901: 71902: 71903: 101904: 71905: 151906: 171907: 51908: 191909: 121910: 61911: 401912: 501913: 381914: 91915: 1671916: 2901917: 621918: 121919: 421920: 2621921: 581922: 381923: 1651924: 1601925: 1911926: 1311927: 2661928: 1201929: 3521930: 3101931: 3531932: 3101933: 2411934: 3331935: 5191936: 4901937: 8161938: 4031939: 7171940: 3041941: 4991942: 3061943: 4461944: 2831945: 5331946: 2581947: 6311948: 2511949: 4321950: 5071951: 6261952: 4321953: 3731954: 3171955: 2661956: 5871957: 1,2661958: 2551959: 6821960: 3411961: 3291962: 1411963: 1,2971964: 2641965: 3301966: 6251967: 2971968: 1751969: 1,2001970: 6171971: 7051972: 6011973: 7121974: 6531975: 1,0281976: 8791977: 5781978: 5701979: 1,0941980: 5841981: 1,5021982: 1,0711983: 8531984: 1,2611985: 8461986: 9681987: 6941988: 6191989: 1,3631990: 9541991: 1,2321992: 1,1761993: 6701994: 5581995: 1,4711996: 1,3961997: 1,1721998: 1,2211999: 1,0112000: 1,2752001: 1,0912002: 1,8682003: 1,9522004: 1,2242005: 6792006: 1,9762007: 1,6732008: 9932009: 8382010: 6832011: 7012012: 1,0172013: 7542014: 7552015: 7602016: 4602017: 6032018: 3182019: 4572020: 1,7712021: 2982022: 1,3392023: 5392024: 6742025: 3431795187818991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-23 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18022
18431
18451
18501
18512
18551
18592
18611
18631
18652
18661
18693
18712
18721
18732
18762
18781
18807
18812
18821
18831
18852
18881
18892
18902
18918
18923
18933
18945
18954
18962
18973
18985
18994
19008
19017
19027
190310
19047
190515
190617
19075
190819
190912
19106
191140
191250
191338
19149
1915167
1916290
191762
191812
191942
1920262
192158
192238
1923165
1924160
1925191
1926131
1927266
1928120
1929352
1930310
1931353
1932310
1933241
1934333
1935519
1936490
1937816
1938403
1939717
1940304
1941499
1942306
1943446
1944283
1945533
1946258
1947631
1948251
1949432
1950507
1951626
1952432
1953373
1954317
1955266
1956587
19571,266
1958255
1959682
1960341
1961329
1962141
19631,297
1964264
1965330
1966625
1967297
1968175
19691,200
1970617
1971705
1972601
1973712
1974653
19751,028
1976879
1977578
1978570
19791,094
1980584
19811,502
19821,071
1983853
19841,261
1985846
1986968
1987694
1988619
19891,363
1990954
19911,232
19921,176
1993670
1994558
19951,471
19961,396
19971,172
19981,221
19991,011
20001,275
20011,091
20021,868
20031,952
20041,224
2005679
20061,976
20071,673
2008993
2009838
2010683
2011701
20121,017
2013754
2014755
2015760
2016460
2017603
2018318
2019457
20201,771
2021298
20221,339
2023539
2024674
2025343

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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).