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Weather Records on 19 November 1908

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1908. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 19 November 1908

  • On 19 November 1908, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Sydney set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 19 November 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 19 November 1908 12 station records on 19 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 19 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 November 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation48.8 mm (1.9 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily snowfall13.5 cm (5.3 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 19 November 1908 by type Records set or tied on 19 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 19 November 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 November 1908 by timescale Records on 19 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 19 November 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 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 33.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 65 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
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 33.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 November 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 56
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1908
Top 12 records on 19 November 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 November 1908Sydney, CAdaily rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)29 years33 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1908Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain10.1 mm (0.4 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily snowfall13.5 cm (5.3 in)3.3 cm (1.3 in)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1908Freiburg, DEdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1908Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1908Jansenville, ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1908Toledo Blade, USdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie26 years3 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max (Tie)27.2 C (81.0 F)tie27 years2 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1908Escanaba, USdaily high max (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)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

1793 to 1908
Records on 11-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 21805: 11816: 31829: 21835: 11840: 11846: 21847: 11848: 11851: 11855: 11858: 21861: 11864: 11865: 21872: 11873: 11874: 11876: 11878: 11879: 21880: 21881: 31882: 11886: 11887: 31888: 21889: 11890: 101891: 41892: 11894: 21896: 41897: 61898: 21899: 11900: 141901: 131902: 181903: 141904: 211905: 151906: 351907: 71908: 121909: 131910: 241911: 301912: 241913: 541914: 621915: 241916: 141917: 311918: 161919: 561920: 121921: 1101922: 321923: 741924: 1421925: 3631926: 2671927: 1101928: 2281929: 901930: 7241931: 2321932: 4371933: 5191934: 5001935: 811936: 5191937: 6721938: 2831939: 3101940: 2311941: 8761942: 7241943: 5041944: 3161945: 2431946: 7231947: 4741948: 7361949: 4081950: 7151951: 8961952: 1831953: 6881954: 4681955: 5731956: 3571957: 5021958: 2701959: 3801960: 2161961: 3521962: 5701963: 6501964: 8111965: 3211966: 2381967: 3531968: 3651969: 8151970: 3061971: 4551972: 5891973: 6071974: 5241975: 7991976: 3921977: 9641978: 1,8401979: 5271980: 7961981: 6321982: 6341983: 7551984: 5221985: 2,6421986: 1,6131987: 7761988: 6261989: 1,1991990: 5251991: 6191992: 9861993: 9321994: 1,1971995: 1,1891996: 1,8541997: 7101998: 9941999: 5902000: 1,6092001: 9982002: 8282003: 1,3672004: 6922005: 5542006: 7542007: 1,1492008: 1,6752009: 8282010: 5992011: 8572012: 5162013: 4582014: 2,3112015: 1,0502016: 8302017: 4492018: 4072019: 5292020: 1,1152021: 4492022: 1,3122023: 6582024: 8882025: 6531793187418981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-19 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18051
18163
18292
18351
18401
18462
18471
18481
18511
18551
18582
18611
18641
18652
18721
18731
18741
18761
18781
18792
18802
18813
18821
18861
18873
18882
18891
189010
18914
18921
18942
18964
18976
18982
18991
190014
190113
190218
190314
190421
190515
190635
19077
190812
190913
191024
191130
191224
191354
191462
191524
191614
191731
191816
191956
192012
1921110
192232
192374
1924142
1925363
1926267
1927110
1928228
192990
1930724
1931232
1932437
1933519
1934500
193581
1936519
1937672
1938283
1939310
1940231
1941876
1942724
1943504
1944316
1945243
1946723
1947474
1948736
1949408
1950715
1951896
1952183
1953688
1954468
1955573
1956357
1957502
1958270
1959380
1960216
1961352
1962570
1963650
1964811
1965321
1966238
1967353
1968365
1969815
1970306
1971455
1972589
1973607
1974524
1975799
1976392
1977964
19781,840
1979527
1980796
1981632
1982634
1983755
1984522
19852,642
19861,613
1987776
1988626
19891,199
1990525
1991619
1992986
1993932
19941,197
19951,189
19961,854
1997710
1998994
1999590
20001,609
2001998
2002828
20031,367
2004692
2005554
2006754
20071,149
20081,675
2009828
2010599
2011857
2012516
2013458
20142,311
20151,050
2016830
2017449
2018407
2019529
20201,115
2021449
20221,312
2023658
2024888
2025653

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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).