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Weather Records on 30 October 1908

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1908. Highest significance: Dalhousie, CA.

Key Facts for 30 October 1908

  • On 30 October 1908, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Dalhousie set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 30 October 1908.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 30 October 1908 14 station records on 30 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 30 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation70.4 mm (2.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature33.7 C (92.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WeldonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 30 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 30 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 30 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 October 1908 by timescale Records on 30 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 30 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 October 1908 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.7. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 72 to 4: 04 to 6: 06 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 27
2 to 40
4 to 60
6 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1908
Top 14 records on 30 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 October 1908Dalhousie, CAdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1908Riversdale, ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)10 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1908Halifax, CAdaily rain70.4 mm (2.8 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1908Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1908Vineland, USdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max33.7 C (92.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily high max12.6 C (54.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)15 years7 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max15.8 C (60.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1908Galway, IEdaily high min (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1908Weldon, USdaily rain (Tie)12.7 mm (0.5 in)tie27 years2 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie23 years2 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1908Galway, IEdaily high max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 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

1799 to 1908
Records on 10-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records. 01,0002,0003,0001799: 11815: 11837: 11839: 11841: 11849: 11856: 11866: 11867: 11869: 51870: 11871: 11873: 21877: 11881: 41885: 31886: 21887: 11888: 11889: 31890: 41891: 21892: 31894: 71896: 41897: 21898: 21899: 21900: 31901: 91902: 61903: 31904: 11905: 121906: 251907: 121908: 141909: 151910: 221911: 191912: 281913: 381914: 221915: 391916: 231917: 851918: 1891919: 801920: 731921: 311922: 1081923: 2021924: 2461925: 7551926: 1311927: 2591928: 1951929: 2771930: 2281931: 1441932: 1811933: 4541934: 1981935: 7391936: 2531937: 4961938: 2451939: 2401940: 2511941: 3931942: 8771943: 2551944: 4971945: 4461946: 8261947: 2521948: 3261949: 5281950: 1,1861951: 3731952: 6351953: 5221954: 2761955: 4941956: 7161957: 5311958: 3661959: 8591960: 2581961: 7811962: 3821963: 3531964: 4881965: 4391966: 4901967: 6651968: 5551969: 6561970: 6361971: 1,6631972: 9021973: 5341974: 1,0391975: 4271976: 7601977: 8821978: 3591979: 8091980: 8851981: 5471982: 5341983: 5491984: 1,2701985: 8481986: 4221987: 8831988: 9721989: 9041990: 6851991: 2,7721992: 1,2281993: 2,0951994: 7771995: 8311996: 1,2991997: 1,0331998: 7711999: 8972000: 1,6592001: 1,2332002: 1,5642003: 9732004: 1,1882005: 1,1442006: 8862007: 7732008: 1,3102009: 1,5132010: 6192011: 1,0222012: 1,4132013: 6222014: 2972015: 3952016: 9812017: 7832018: 5072019: 1,9152020: 6832021: 4852022: 7602023: 9642024: 1,3932025: 3221799188619041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-30 in each year
YearRecords
17991
18151
18371
18391
18411
18491
18561
18661
18671
18695
18701
18711
18732
18771
18814
18853
18862
18871
18881
18893
18904
18912
18923
18947
18964
18972
18982
18992
19003
19019
19026
19033
19041
190512
190625
190712
190814
190915
191022
191119
191228
191338
191422
191539
191623
191785
1918189
191980
192073
192131
1922108
1923202
1924246
1925755
1926131
1927259
1928195
1929277
1930228
1931144
1932181
1933454
1934198
1935739
1936253
1937496
1938245
1939240
1940251
1941393
1942877
1943255
1944497
1945446
1946826
1947252
1948326
1949528
19501,186
1951373
1952635
1953522
1954276
1955494
1956716
1957531
1958366
1959859
1960258
1961781
1962382
1963353
1964488
1965439
1966490
1967665
1968555
1969656
1970636
19711,663
1972902
1973534
19741,039
1975427
1976760
1977882
1978359
1979809
1980885
1981547
1982534
1983549
19841,270
1985848
1986422
1987883
1988972
1989904
1990685
19912,772
19921,228
19932,095
1994777
1995831
19961,299
19971,033
1998771
1999897
20001,659
20011,233
20021,564
2003973
20041,188
20051,144
2006886
2007773
20081,310
20091,513
2010619
20111,022
20121,413
2013622
2014297
2015395
2016981
2017783
2018507
20191,915
2020683
2021485
2022760
2023964
20241,393
2025322

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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).