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Weather Records on 13 December 1908

6 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1908. Highest significance: Boorolong, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1908

  • On 13 December 1908, 6 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Boorolong set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 13 December 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

6 stations
Weather records on 13 December 1908 6 station records on 13 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
6 station records on 13 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-AllingskovgardDenmarkRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

6 records
Records on 13 December 1908 by type Records set or tied on 13 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0123Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 13 December 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 December 1908 by timescale Records on 13 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6.
Records on 13 December 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 December 1908 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.0. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 2: 12 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 December 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 21
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1908
Top 6 records on 13 December 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 December 1908Boorolong, AUdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)32 years25 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1908Dalhousie, CAdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1908Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1908Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DKdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1908Woodstock, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie34 years3 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1908Sydney, CAdaily high max (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie5 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

1796 to 1908
Records on 12-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 6 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11802: 11808: 21814: 21825: 21831: 11835: 21839: 11846: 21849: 11852: 21855: 21862: 11863: 11864: 11867: 21870: 21871: 11873: 11878: 61879: 11880: 11881: 31882: 21885: 11887: 11890: 11891: 91892: 11893: 41894: 31896: 11897: 21898: 51899: 91900: 51901: 41902: 131903: 131904: 81905: 31906: 71907: 111908: 61909: 231910: 451911: 721912: 421913: 231914: 351915: 511916: 2071917: 1441918: 871919: 521920: 551921: 651922: 841923: 2061924: 1391925: 1601926: 2281927: 5661928: 2271929: 3031930: 521931: 5251932: 3851933: 4221934: 1861935: 1681936: 2421937: 3751938: 891939: 1591940: 4261941: 3241942: 3121943: 2441944: 4261945: 3551946: 4551947: 3061948: 4501949: 3211950: 2901951: 2261952: 4311953: 2221954: 3451955: 4791956: 4771957: 5661958: 8551959: 2971960: 9811961: 8981962: 1,3651963: 4421964: 3981965: 8111966: 6531967: 7431968: 5931969: 5451970: 2211971: 5671972: 9911973: 6251974: 2911975: 1,0381976: 4111977: 6851978: 4461979: 1,0721980: 5361981: 9121982: 7401983: 1,1211984: 1,1721985: 1,6421986: 3811987: 6751988: 9061989: 1,3551990: 6491991: 1,7341992: 1,1131993: 9601994: 1,0941995: 1,6341996: 8331997: 1,1261998: 1,2211999: 9642000: 2,9142001: 1,0922002: 6022003: 1,1312004: 4932005: 5892006: 9572007: 7202008: 1,5832009: 1,0162010: 1,7762011: 8332012: 8372013: 4512014: 1,0462015: 2,3632016: 3972017: 7492018: 3792019: 5182020: 4452021: 4202022: 1,1212023: 4852024: 2962025: 1,3421796187118991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 6 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-13 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18021
18082
18142
18252
18311
18352
18391
18462
18491
18522
18552
18621
18631
18641
18672
18702
18711
18731
18786
18791
18801
18813
18822
18851
18871
18901
18919
18921
18934
18943
18961
18972
18985
18999
19005
19014
190213
190313
19048
19053
19067
190711
19086
190923
191045
191172
191242
191323
191435
191551
1916207
1917144
191887
191952
192055
192165
192284
1923206
1924139
1925160
1926228
1927566
1928227
1929303
193052
1931525
1932385
1933422
1934186
1935168
1936242
1937375
193889
1939159
1940426
1941324
1942312
1943244
1944426
1945355
1946455
1947306
1948450
1949321
1950290
1951226
1952431
1953222
1954345
1955479
1956477
1957566
1958855
1959297
1960981
1961898
19621,365
1963442
1964398
1965811
1966653
1967743
1968593
1969545
1970221
1971567
1972991
1973625
1974291
19751,038
1976411
1977685
1978446
19791,072
1980536
1981912
1982740
19831,121
19841,172
19851,642
1986381
1987675
1988906
19891,355
1990649
19911,734
19921,113
1993960
19941,094
19951,634
1996833
19971,126
19981,221
1999964
20002,914
20011,092
2002602
20031,131
2004493
2005589
2006957
2007720
20081,583
20091,016
20101,776
2011833
2012837
2013451
20141,046
20152,363
2016397
2017749
2018379
2019518
2020445
2021420
20221,121
2023485
2024296
20251,342

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).