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Weather Records on 27 October 1908

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1908. Highest significance: Saint John, CA.

Key Facts for 27 October 1908

  • On 27 October 1908, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Saint John set a daily record high minimum temperature of 10.0 C (50.0 F) on 27 October 1908.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 27 October 1908 16 station records on 27 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 27 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 27 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 27 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 11Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 27 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum11
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 October 1908 by timescale Records on 27 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 27 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 October 1908 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.8. Ties are not counted. 02460.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 51.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 22.0 to 2.5: 32.5 to 3.0: 13.0 to 3.5: 03.5 to 4.0: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.03.0 to 3.53.5 to 4.0
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 October 1908
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.05
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.02
2.0 to 2.53
2.5 to 3.01
3.0 to 3.50
3.5 to 4.01

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1908
Top 16 records on 27 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 October 1908Saint John, CAdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Portland, USdaily high max19.4 C (66.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Quebec, CAdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Portland, USdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Chatham, CAdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Peterborough, CAdaily high max18.3 C (64.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Portland, USdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908World Trade Ctr, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Philadelphia City, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Montreal McGill, CAdaily high min (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Escanaba, USdaily high min (Tie)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1908Halifax, CAdaily high min (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie18 years2 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

1802 to 1908
Records on 10-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 16 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11807: 11816: 11831: 11838: 11840: 11841: 21847: 21849: 21856: 21861: 11866: 41869: 41870: 21871: 21873: 11874: 21876: 11878: 11880: 21881: 21885: 21886: 21887: 51888: 31889: 11890: 21892: 31893: 21894: 21895: 31896: 21898: 41899: 141900: 91901: 51902: 81903: 231904: 61905: 111906: 111907: 91908: 161909: 131910: 141911: 201912: 421913: 911914: 541915: 651916: 281917: 451918: 771919: 741920: 981921: 371922: 971923: 631924: 1041925: 3831926: 1761927: 5211928: 1621929: 921930: 1581931: 2411932: 3191933: 3131934: 1731935: 2661936: 7251937: 4771938: 1601939: 8361940: 6051941: 4091942: 6291943: 4791944: 5191945: 6741946: 4501947: 5511948: 1601949: 1821950: 6031951: 2691952: 6401953: 2851954: 4931955: 5781956: 3391957: 1,1161958: 1631959: 3761960: 1801961: 4281962: 7041963: 7981964: 2941965: 2841966: 2561967: 4851968: 4361969: 5321970: 1,0711971: 1,1571972: 6941973: 7191974: 3841975: 4241976: 1,3871977: 6081978: 5931979: 5531980: 1,1481981: 1,0761982: 7931983: 7071984: 1,1831985: 5921986: 5311987: 8631988: 8291989: 1,5061990: 4411991: 1,7221992: 7031993: 6671994: 8941995: 1,2381996: 1,6511997: 2,7831998: 1,6961999: 9912000: 8322001: 1,1002002: 1,0402003: 1,6692004: 1,5462005: 8972006: 1,4422007: 9502008: 6502009: 9542010: 1,6762011: 6902012: 9912013: 7062014: 9732015: 3952016: 7612017: 5822018: 6982019: 1,3532020: 2,8702021: 5342022: 6572023: 1,6612024: 6942025: 5241802187418981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 16 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-27 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18071
18161
18311
18381
18401
18412
18472
18492
18562
18611
18664
18694
18702
18712
18731
18742
18761
18781
18802
18812
18852
18862
18875
18883
18891
18902
18923
18932
18942
18953
18962
18984
189914
19009
19015
19028
190323
19046
190511
190611
19079
190816
190913
191014
191120
191242
191391
191454
191565
191628
191745
191877
191974
192098
192137
192297
192363
1924104
1925383
1926176
1927521
1928162
192992
1930158
1931241
1932319
1933313
1934173
1935266
1936725
1937477
1938160
1939836
1940605
1941409
1942629
1943479
1944519
1945674
1946450
1947551
1948160
1949182
1950603
1951269
1952640
1953285
1954493
1955578
1956339
19571,116
1958163
1959376
1960180
1961428
1962704
1963798
1964294
1965284
1966256
1967485
1968436
1969532
19701,071
19711,157
1972694
1973719
1974384
1975424
19761,387
1977608
1978593
1979553
19801,148
19811,076
1982793
1983707
19841,183
1985592
1986531
1987863
1988829
19891,506
1990441
19911,722
1992703
1993667
1994894
19951,238
19961,651
19972,783
19981,696
1999991
2000832
20011,100
20021,040
20031,669
20041,546
2005897
20061,442
2007950
2008650
2009954
20101,676
2011690
2012991
2013706
2014973
2015395
2016761
2017582
2018698
20191,353
20202,870
2021534
2022657
20231,661
2024694
2025524

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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).