Weather Records on 18 December 1908
16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1908. Highest significance: Montreal McGill, CA.
Key Facts for 18 December 1908
- On 18 December 1908, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 7 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
- Montreal McGill set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 18 December 1908.
- Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.
Record Map
16 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal McGill | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 30.5 cm (12.0 in) | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| Montreal McGill | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hvar | Croatia | Record daily precipitation | 39.0 mm (1.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Mantova | Italy | Record daily precipitation | 26.0 mm (1.0 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montgomery Wb City | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 25.0 C (77.0 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 16.1 C (61.0 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Windsor Riverside | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | -0.6 C (30.9 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montgomery Wb City | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sacramento 5 ESE | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -2.2 C (28.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | Australia | Record high maximum temperature | 34.9 C (94.8 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Pesaro | Italy | Record daily precipitation | 14.0 mm (0.6 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wilmington Wb City | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 23.3 C (73.9 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wilmington Wb City | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 12.2 C (54.0 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sacramento 5 ESE | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 5.0 C (41.0 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oran-Hopital Militaire | Algeria | Record high minimum temperature | 12.0 C (53.6 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Brome | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
16 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 3 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 2 |
| Highest daily minimum | 4 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 1 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 5 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 16 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
14 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 25 | 13 |
| 25 to 50 | 0 |
| 50 to 75 | 0 |
| 75 to 100 | 0 |
| 100 to 125 | 0 |
| 125 to 150 | 0 |
| 150 to 175 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
18 December 1908| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 December 1908 | Montreal McGill, CA | daily snowfall | 30.5 cm (12.0 in) | 16.3 cm (6.4 in) | 19 years | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| 18 December 1908 | Montreal McGill, CA | daily rain | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 16.3 mm (0.6 in) | 19 years | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Hvar, HR | daily rain | 39.0 mm (1.5 in) | 9.0 mm (0.35 in) | 23 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Mantova, IT | daily rain | 26.0 mm (1.0 in) | 3.5 mm (0.14 in) | 35 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Montgomery Wb City, US | daily high max | 25.0 C (77.0 F) | 3.3 C (5.9 F) | 30 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU | daily low max | 16.1 C (61.0 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 42 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Windsor Riverside, CA | daily high min | -0.6 C (30.9 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 34 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Montgomery Wb City, US | daily high min | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | 3.9 C (7.0 F) | 18 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Sacramento 5 ESE, US | daily low min | -2.2 C (28.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 29 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU | daily high max | 34.9 C (94.8 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 7 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Pesaro, IT | daily rain | 14.0 mm (0.6 in) | 2.1 mm (0.08 in) | 12 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Wilmington Wb City, US | daily high max | 23.3 C (73.9 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 18 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Wilmington Wb City, US | daily high min | 12.2 C (54.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 18 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Sacramento 5 ESE, US | daily low max | 5.0 C (41.0 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 9 years | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ | daily high min (Tie) | 12.0 C (53.6 F) | tie | 12 years | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 December 1908 | Brome, CA | daily rain (Tie) | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | tie | 17 years | 2 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 1908Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1793 | 1 |
| 1796 | 1 |
| 1805 | 1 |
| 1814 | 1 |
| 1825 | 1 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1849 | 1 |
| 1852 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1873 | 1 |
| 1875 | 1 |
| 1876 | 2 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1881 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 4 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1894 | 8 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1901 | 6 |
| 1902 | 33 |
| 1903 | 11 |
| 1904 | 25 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1906 | 21 |
| 1907 | 15 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 18 |
| 1910 | 19 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 33 |
| 1913 | 38 |
| 1914 | 20 |
| 1915 | 28 |
| 1916 | 57 |
| 1917 | 62 |
| 1918 | 21 |
| 1919 | 117 |
| 1920 | 77 |
| 1921 | 123 |
| 1922 | 108 |
| 1923 | 378 |
| 1924 | 480 |
| 1925 | 74 |
| 1926 | 173 |
| 1927 | 151 |
| 1928 | 165 |
| 1929 | 366 |
| 1930 | 230 |
| 1931 | 360 |
| 1932 | 353 |
| 1933 | 506 |
| 1934 | 209 |
| 1935 | 138 |
| 1936 | 466 |
| 1937 | 459 |
| 1938 | 185 |
| 1939 | 900 |
| 1940 | 242 |
| 1941 | 213 |
| 1942 | 281 |
| 1943 | 419 |
| 1944 | 191 |
| 1945 | 598 |
| 1946 | 199 |
| 1947 | 266 |
| 1948 | 354 |
| 1949 | 561 |
| 1950 | 289 |
| 1951 | 867 |
| 1952 | 450 |
| 1953 | 373 |
| 1954 | 507 |
| 1955 | 611 |
| 1956 | 333 |
| 1957 | 901 |
| 1958 | 524 |
| 1959 | 477 |
| 1960 | 477 |
| 1961 | 885 |
| 1962 | 759 |
| 1963 | 571 |
| 1964 | 840 |
| 1965 | 402 |
| 1966 | 644 |
| 1967 | 1,105 |
| 1968 | 488 |
| 1969 | 376 |
| 1970 | 502 |
| 1971 | 387 |
| 1972 | 375 |
| 1973 | 1,008 |
| 1974 | 229 |
| 1975 | 625 |
| 1976 | 459 |
| 1977 | 991 |
| 1978 | 946 |
| 1979 | 1,087 |
| 1980 | 772 |
| 1981 | 1,362 |
| 1982 | 537 |
| 1983 | 2,014 |
| 1984 | 1,439 |
| 1985 | 1,384 |
| 1986 | 875 |
| 1987 | 1,505 |
| 1988 | 1,061 |
| 1989 | 1,818 |
| 1990 | 1,367 |
| 1991 | 756 |
| 1992 | 1,045 |
| 1993 | 697 |
| 1994 | 643 |
| 1995 | 1,065 |
| 1996 | 1,833 |
| 1997 | 1,195 |
| 1998 | 863 |
| 1999 | 923 |
| 2000 | 1,572 |
| 2001 | 906 |
| 2002 | 1,437 |
| 2003 | 987 |
| 2004 | 506 |
| 2005 | 987 |
| 2006 | 1,167 |
| 2007 | 746 |
| 2008 | 1,014 |
| 2009 | 1,253 |
| 2010 | 1,322 |
| 2011 | 697 |
| 2012 | 729 |
| 2013 | 514 |
| 2014 | 556 |
| 2015 | 1,254 |
| 2016 | 1,820 |
| 2017 | 516 |
| 2018 | 464 |
| 2019 | 676 |
| 2020 | 324 |
| 2021 | 759 |
| 2022 | 535 |
| 2023 | 1,287 |
| 2024 | 780 |
| 2025 | 994 |
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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).