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Weather Records on 31 December 1908

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1908. Highest significance: Uccle, BE.

Key Facts for 31 December 1908

  • On 31 December 1908, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Uccle set a daily record low minimum temperature of -14.1 C (6.6 F) on 31 December 1908.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 31 December 1908 7 station records on 31 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 31 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-14.1 C (6.6 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.7 cm (3.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-7.7 C (18.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature7.7 C (45.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 31 December 1908 by type Records set or tied on 31 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 31 December 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 31 December 1908 by timescale Records on 31 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 31 December 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 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 110.0. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 20: 320 to 40: 040 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
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 110.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 203
20 to 400
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1908
Top 7 records on 31 December 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 December 1908Uccle, BEdaily low min-14.1 C (6.6 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)61 years30 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1908Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)11.0 cm (4.3 in)2 years28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1908Chatham, CAdaily snowfall9.7 cm (3.8 in)5.6 cm (2.2 in)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max15.4 C (59.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily low max-7.7 C (18.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min (Tie)7.7 C (45.9 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie22 years2 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 on 12-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 7 records. 01,0002,0003,0001797: 11799: 21826: 11836: 11842: 21850: 31853: 11854: 11859: 11860: 11867: 11870: 21872: 21874: 41875: 21876: 21878: 21879: 21880: 21882: 11884: 21885: 11886: 31887: 11888: 21890: 21891: 81892: 41895: 41897: 61898: 51899: 41900: 31901: 161902: 31903: 31904: 111905: 91906: 311907: 111908: 71909: 51910: 251911: 141912: 171913: 461914: 341915: 321916: 251917: 2391918: 241919: 381920: 641921: 1301922: 831923: 2801924: 1131925: 1831926: 771927: 4911928: 531929: 2241930: 581931: 5431932: 3941933: 4091934: 1811935: 3091936: 5671937: 5001938: 2471939: 2981940: 4671941: 1591942: 3521943: 1591944: 2591945: 2101946: 7071947: 4611948: 5911949: 3841950: 3101951: 1,4211952: 3771953: 4101954: 2861955: 4291956: 2161957: 7241958: 5841959: 4141960: 3891961: 3091962: 8101963: 1,0151964: 3881965: 1,3711966: 3261967: 1,0231968: 1,3711969: 8251970: 5791971: 5681972: 8361973: 1,3701974: 5901975: 7911976: 1,3061977: 6411978: 2,7911979: 4481980: 1,4481981: 7861982: 6391983: 2,2201984: 9421985: 5931986: 6161987: 8451988: 6001989: 5061990: 1,3791991: 7031992: 1,0621993: 7181994: 8781995: 1,1511996: 2,2021997: 9881998: 7391999: 5242000: 1,5752001: 7482002: 1,2322003: 5232004: 1,2782005: 9592006: 2,0892007: 6522008: 6562009: 8672010: 1,5442011: 7392012: 8032013: 6062014: 9032015: 7482016: 6782017: 1,5842018: 6192019: 5922020: 4852021: 1,7292022: 1,4892023: 4742024: 4602025: 7601797187819001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-31 in each year
YearRecords
17971
17992
18261
18361
18422
18503
18531
18541
18591
18601
18671
18702
18722
18744
18752
18762
18782
18792
18802
18821
18842
18851
18863
18871
18882
18902
18918
18924
18954
18976
18985
18994
19003
190116
19023
19033
190411
19059
190631
190711
19087
19095
191025
191114
191217
191346
191434
191532
191625
1917239
191824
191938
192064
1921130
192283
1923280
1924113
1925183
192677
1927491
192853
1929224
193058
1931543
1932394
1933409
1934181
1935309
1936567
1937500
1938247
1939298
1940467
1941159
1942352
1943159
1944259
1945210
1946707
1947461
1948591
1949384
1950310
19511,421
1952377
1953410
1954286
1955429
1956216
1957724
1958584
1959414
1960389
1961309
1962810
19631,015
1964388
19651,371
1966326
19671,023
19681,371
1969825
1970579
1971568
1972836
19731,370
1974590
1975791
19761,306
1977641
19782,791
1979448
19801,448
1981786
1982639
19832,220
1984942
1985593
1986616
1987845
1988600
1989506
19901,379
1991703
19921,062
1993718
1994878
19951,151
19962,202
1997988
1998739
1999524
20001,575
2001748
20021,232
2003523
20041,278
2005959
20062,089
2007652
2008656
2009867
20101,544
2011739
2012803
2013606
2014903
2015748
2016678
20171,584
2018619
2019592
2020485
20211,729
20221,489
2023474
2024460
2025760

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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).