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Weather Records on 1 November 1908

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 November 1908. Highest significance: Galway, IE.

Key Facts for 1 November 1908

  • On 1 November 1908, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Galway set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 16.7 C (62.1 F) on 1 November 1908.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 1 November 1908 11 station records on 1 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 1 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 November 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 1 November 1908 by type Records set or tied on 1 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 1 November 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 November 1908 by timescale Records on 1 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 10.
Records on 1 November 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 November 1908 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.6. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 62 to 4: 14 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 November 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 26
2 to 41
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

1 November 1908
Top 11 records on 1 November 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 November 1908Galway, IEmonthly high max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1908George Airport, ZAdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1908Portland, USdaily low max1.7 C (35.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max16.0 C (60.8 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low max0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)10 years7 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1908Truro, CAdaily low max1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low min (Tie)-5.6 C (21.9 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1908Saint John, CAdaily low max (Tie)2.2 C (36.0 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily low max (Tie)1.1 C (34.0 F)tie22 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

1805 to 1908
Records on 11-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1908. 1908 had 11 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001805: 11828: 11836: 11837: 11850: 11851: 11852: 11862: 11866: 11867: 31869: 21872: 11873: 11878: 11879: 11880: 21881: 71882: 11885: 11887: 11888: 21889: 11890: 11891: 41892: 51893: 21894: 31895: 11896: 61897: 21898: 81899: 31900: 31901: 41902: 11903: 71904: 131905: 161906: 201907: 51908: 111909: 451910: 401911: 541912: 171913: 451914: 461915: 221916: 401917: 431918: 551919: 951920: 621921: 441922: 501923: 1721924: 2901925: 2531926: 1501927: 6661928: 2141929: 3061930: 3361931: 2861932: 3871933: 6841934: 3871935: 8821936: 3321937: 4021938: 6011939: 6281940: 3091941: 4171942: 4631943: 2871944: 5131945: 3261946: 4171947: 5881948: 4151949: 6611950: 1,0171951: 1,3171952: 2541953: 3061954: 6101955: 3711956: 1,2801957: 3581958: 2891959: 3221960: 3411961: 5351962: 2851963: 3071964: 3451965: 5201966: 5741967: 5421968: 5921969: 4371970: 3031971: 8011972: 1,2051973: 5891974: 1,0141975: 4941976: 9681977: 7021978: 8781979: 6311980: 5191981: 8241982: 8131983: 8521984: 1,2951985: 7161986: 6341987: 1,5291988: 1,0251989: 8271990: 1,0891991: 3,2611992: 1,3031993: 2,6901994: 9781995: 1,1381996: 8691997: 1,2731998: 9681999: 1,1292000: 1,3392001: 5312002: 1,6972003: 1,3092004: 1,0132005: 8362006: 7562007: 6262008: 1,2522009: 8932010: 6482011: 7812012: 6632013: 5682014: 1,0262015: 8042016: 9532017: 4742018: 6512019: 1,5562020: 9712021: 3612022: 1,0072023: 9442024: 8482025: 4801805188119001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1908. 1908 had 11 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-01 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18281
18361
18371
18501
18511
18521
18621
18661
18673
18692
18721
18731
18781
18791
18802
18817
18821
18851
18871
18882
18891
18901
18914
18925
18932
18943
18951
18966
18972
18988
18993
19003
19014
19021
19037
190413
190516
190620
19075
190811
190945
191040
191154
191217
191345
191446
191522
191640
191743
191855
191995
192062
192144
192250
1923172
1924290
1925253
1926150
1927666
1928214
1929306
1930336
1931286
1932387
1933684
1934387
1935882
1936332
1937402
1938601
1939628
1940309
1941417
1942463
1943287
1944513
1945326
1946417
1947588
1948415
1949661
19501,017
19511,317
1952254
1953306
1954610
1955371
19561,280
1957358
1958289
1959322
1960341
1961535
1962285
1963307
1964345
1965520
1966574
1967542
1968592
1969437
1970303
1971801
19721,205
1973589
19741,014
1975494
1976968
1977702
1978878
1979631
1980519
1981824
1982813
1983852
19841,295
1985716
1986634
19871,529
19881,025
1989827
19901,089
19913,261
19921,303
19932,690
1994978
19951,138
1996869
19971,273
1998968
19991,129
20001,339
2001531
20021,697
20031,309
20041,013
2005836
2006756
2007626
20081,252
2009893
2010648
2011781
2012663
2013568
20141,026
2015804
2016953
2017474
2018651
20191,556
2020971
2021361
20221,007
2023944
2024848
2025480

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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).