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Weather Records on 12 November 1908

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1908. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 12 November 1908

  • On 12 November 1908, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record low minimum temperature of 20.4 C (68.7 F) on 12 November 1908.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 12 November 1908 9 station records on 12 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 12 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 November 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature20.4 C (68.7 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.4 C (43.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-7.5 C (18.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 12 November 1908 by type Records set or tied on 12 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 12 November 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 November 1908 by timescale Records on 12 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 12 November 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 November 1908 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.6. Ties are not counted. 01230.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 31.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 02.5 to 3.0: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.0
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 November 1908
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.03
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.50
2.5 to 3.01

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1908
Top 9 records on 12 November 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 November 1908Hambantota, LKdaily low min20.4 C (68.7 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)17 years21 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1908Halmstad, SEdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1908Galway, IEdaily high max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)44 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min6.4 C (43.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min (Tie)-7.5 C (18.5 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1908Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)2.5 cm (1.0 in)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily low min (Tie)-13.3 C (8.1 F)tie15 years1 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1908Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)5.1 cm (2.0 in)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

1802 to 1908
Records on 11-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11804: 11823: 11835: 31848: 11849: 11859: 11862: 21864: 11866: 11869: 11870: 11871: 21872: 11876: 21878: 21879: 21881: 71882: 31885: 11886: 31888: 21889: 21890: 11891: 11893: 21894: 61895: 201896: 11897: 71898: 31899: 11901: 61902: 201903: 71904: 101905: 141906: 151907: 61908: 91909: 301910: 341911: 561912: 211913: 511914: 181915: 201916: 2171917: 291918: 161919: 851920: 1981921: 1411922: 611923: 991924: 3551925: 2031926: 2241927: 1931928: 991929: 2031930: 1911931: 4421932: 2371933: 2671934: 2921935: 4581936: 4181937: 2271938: 5291939: 1711940: 8061941: 2941942: 1731943: 1781944: 3981945: 5001946: 4281947: 5321948: 1561949: 8911950: 4581951: 4891952: 3121953: 4131954: 3931955: 8071956: 2431957: 2821958: 2901959: 6051960: 6291961: 3481962: 2331963: 2731964: 7901965: 3621966: 5171967: 4001968: 1,1851969: 6701970: 8721971: 5661972: 7161973: 1,0291974: 5591975: 5801976: 1,2361977: 7671978: 1,2781979: 6861980: 8601981: 8051982: 1,3381983: 1,1161984: 7381985: 1,7271986: 1,8391987: 1,4801988: 9411989: 1,3851990: 9711991: 1,1501992: 1,2471993: 1,1451994: 1,0251995: 1,8561996: 1,2351997: 1,3341998: 1,2141999: 1,7622000: 1,7962001: 7722002: 1,0572003: 1,1002004: 8472005: 1,0172006: 8272007: 6172008: 6802009: 1,1242010: 1,2292011: 5722012: 1,0082013: 7032014: 1,1922015: 7112016: 6092017: 4462018: 1,2692019: 2,5092020: 1,0822021: 8942022: 1,5122023: 4372024: 3962025: 7341802187919011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-12 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18041
18231
18353
18481
18491
18591
18622
18641
18661
18691
18701
18712
18721
18762
18782
18792
18817
18823
18851
18863
18882
18892
18901
18911
18932
18946
189520
18961
18977
18983
18991
19016
190220
19037
190410
190514
190615
19076
19089
190930
191034
191156
191221
191351
191418
191520
1916217
191729
191816
191985
1920198
1921141
192261
192399
1924355
1925203
1926224
1927193
192899
1929203
1930191
1931442
1932237
1933267
1934292
1935458
1936418
1937227
1938529
1939171
1940806
1941294
1942173
1943178
1944398
1945500
1946428
1947532
1948156
1949891
1950458
1951489
1952312
1953413
1954393
1955807
1956243
1957282
1958290
1959605
1960629
1961348
1962233
1963273
1964790
1965362
1966517
1967400
19681,185
1969670
1970872
1971566
1972716
19731,029
1974559
1975580
19761,236
1977767
19781,278
1979686
1980860
1981805
19821,338
19831,116
1984738
19851,727
19861,839
19871,480
1988941
19891,385
1990971
19911,150
19921,247
19931,145
19941,025
19951,856
19961,235
19971,334
19981,214
19991,762
20001,796
2001772
20021,057
20031,100
2004847
20051,017
2006827
2007617
2008680
20091,124
20101,229
2011572
20121,008
2013703
20141,192
2015711
2016609
2017446
20181,269
20192,509
20201,082
2021894
20221,512
2023437
2024396
2025734

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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).