Weather Records on 1 December 1908

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1908. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1908

On 1 December 1908, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 36 daily.
Newark Liberty Intl AP set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 11.1 C (52.0 F) on 1 December 1908.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 1 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 1 December 1908 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	1
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 36.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records

Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1908

Top 20 records on 1 December 1908 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1908	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1908	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Toronto, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Portland, US	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Concord, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Chatham, CA	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Washington, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Quebec, CA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Quebec, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	San Diego Wbo, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1908	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	11 years	10 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

1797 to 1908

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 40 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	789
2019	799
2020	560
2021	2,019
2022	583
2023	607
2024	636
2025	679

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	30
10 to 20	0
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1