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Weather Records on 3 November 1908

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1908. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 3 November 1908

  • On 3 November 1908, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 15 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 35.1 C (95.2 F) on 3 November 1908.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 3 November 1908 19 station records on 3 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 3 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 November 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature35.1 C (95.2 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature31.9 C (89.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.9 C (62.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.8 C (65.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature40.0 C (104.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Bobadah (Melrose)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 3 November 1908 by type Records set or tied on 3 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 3 November 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 November 1908 by timescale Records on 3 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.
Records on 3 November 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 November 1908 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 November 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1908
Top 19 records on 3 November 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 November 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max35.1 C (95.2 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)33 years21 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max31.9 C (89.4 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)1 year17 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Chicoutimi, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min16.9 C (62.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min18.8 C (65.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high max40.0 C (104.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Bobadah (Melrose), AUdaily rain (Tie)8.4 mm (0.33 in)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Parry Sound, CAdaily high min (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Southampton, CAdaily high min (Tie)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max (Tie)13.9 C (57.0 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

1821 to 1908
Records on 11-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1908. 1908 had 19 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001821: 21828: 11835: 11837: 11844: 11845: 11851: 11857: 11858: 71862: 11864: 11875: 51879: 31880: 11881: 11882: 11883: 11885: 21886: 11888: 21889: 11891: 11892: 11893: 11894: 51895: 11896: 81897: 31898: 61899: 101900: 61901: 61902: 51903: 191904: 221905: 111906: 131907: 281908: 191909: 171910: 211911: 391912: 1121913: 351914: 411915: 191916: 221917: 361918: 161919: 741920: 381921: 351922: 851923: 1231924: 1361925: 1071926: 1881927: 3431928: 2361929: 3521930: 1541931: 2791932: 4661933: 3981934: 5711935: 9681936: 1,2171937: 3091938: 1,0191939: 5841940: 2851941: 2141942: 3031943: 1721944: 4981945: 3331946: 1,0171947: 4571948: 4161949: 5651950: 4821951: 2,2881952: 4041953: 3511954: 6931955: 5221956: 7811957: 4531958: 2741959: 4721960: 2391961: 1,0071962: 4381963: 2711964: 7191965: 5221966: 1,3731967: 5881968: 4711969: 5681970: 5511971: 6661972: 6361973: 9031974: 9291975: 1,0661976: 7191977: 7671978: 1,1971979: 6301980: 1,0311981: 8761982: 8261983: 1,2541984: 6241985: 7251986: 4911987: 1,1481988: 9151989: 6151990: 1,1141991: 3,9691992: 1,1581993: 6531994: 1,2271995: 1,0781996: 1,1521997: 8181998: 7891999: 8082000: 8512001: 5872002: 1,3762003: 1,9142004: 1,3562005: 1,5762006: 1,0652007: 6422008: 1,0112009: 6882010: 7182011: 7652012: 6052013: 5152014: 6392015: 1,1232016: 9412017: 8712018: 4032019: 3012020: 1,6842021: 3522022: 8642023: 7122024: 7042025: 5271821188319021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1908. 1908 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-03 in each year
YearRecords
18212
18281
18351
18371
18441
18451
18511
18571
18587
18621
18641
18755
18793
18801
18811
18821
18831
18852
18861
18882
18891
18911
18921
18931
18945
18951
18968
18973
18986
189910
19006
19016
19025
190319
190422
190511
190613
190728
190819
190917
191021
191139
1912112
191335
191441
191519
191622
191736
191816
191974
192038
192135
192285
1923123
1924136
1925107
1926188
1927343
1928236
1929352
1930154
1931279
1932466
1933398
1934571
1935968
19361,217
1937309
19381,019
1939584
1940285
1941214
1942303
1943172
1944498
1945333
19461,017
1947457
1948416
1949565
1950482
19512,288
1952404
1953351
1954693
1955522
1956781
1957453
1958274
1959472
1960239
19611,007
1962438
1963271
1964719
1965522
19661,373
1967588
1968471
1969568
1970551
1971666
1972636
1973903
1974929
19751,066
1976719
1977767
19781,197
1979630
19801,031
1981876
1982826
19831,254
1984624
1985725
1986491
19871,148
1988915
1989615
19901,114
19913,969
19921,158
1993653
19941,227
19951,078
19961,152
1997818
1998789
1999808
2000851
2001587
20021,376
20031,914
20041,356
20051,576
20061,065
2007642
20081,011
2009688
2010718
2011765
2012605
2013515
2014639
20151,123
2016941
2017871
2018403
2019301
20201,684
2021352
2022864
2023712
2024704
2025527

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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).