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Weather Records on 8 May 1905

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1905. Highest significance: Ferntree Gully, AU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1905

  • On 8 May 1905, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Ferntree Gully set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 8 May 1905.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 8 May 1905 17 station records on 8 May 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 8 May 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 May 1905: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ferntree GullyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.6 mm (2.2 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature10.9 C (51.6 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation24.8 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature24.5 C (76.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon ForestryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 8 May 1905 by type Records set or tied on 8 May 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 May 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 8 May 1905 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 May 1905 by timescale Records on 8 May 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 May 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16.
Records on 8 May 1905 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1905 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.6. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 105 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1905
MarginRecords
0 to 510
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1905
Top 17 records on 8 May 1905 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 May 1905Ferntree Gully, AUdaily rain56.6 mm (2.2 in)27.6 mm (1.1 in)13 years37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1905Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUmonthly rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)38 years35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1905Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily high min7.5 C (45.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)56 years25 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905Sandvig, DKdaily high min10.9 C (51.6 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)10 years21 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905Port Albert, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain24.8 mm (1.0 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905Tartu, EEdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max24.5 C (76.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905Macedon Forestry, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905Middletown 4 W, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905Peterborough, CAdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905Tallinn, EEdaily rain3.7 mm (0.15 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high min (Tie)16.1 C (61.0 F)tie23 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905St John's, CAdaily low max (Tie)2.8 C (37.0 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1905Wilmington Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie10 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

1795 to 1905
Records on 05-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1905. 1905 had 17 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21806: 11825: 11834: 11845: 21848: 11849: 11851: 11852: 11857: 11858: 21861: 21862: 11863: 11865: 11867: 41868: 11873: 11874: 31876: 31879: 11880: 11882: 41883: 11885: 11886: 31888: 21889: 11890: 21891: 21892: 21893: 31894: 11895: 11896: 31897: 51898: 21900: 101901: 51902: 51903: 111904: 131905: 171906: 271907: 71908: 141909: 191910: 261911: 341912: 361913: 341914: 711915: 351916: 171917: 1081918: 471919: 1321920: 621921: 351922: 381923: 5101924: 1961925: 2721926: 1911927: 3281928: 3101929: 1941930: 5721931: 4031932: 2831933: 5531934: 7281935: 781936: 6501937: 1071938: 4251939: 2351940: 2961941: 2711942: 1281943: 4651944: 2581945: 6461946: 2711947: 1,1521948: 4531949: 3611950: 7481951: 2741952: 7941953: 5801954: 4631955: 4111956: 4901957: 5461958: 4401959: 2521960: 7481961: 5561962: 4501963: 1,1051964: 7311965: 7041966: 5221967: 5731968: 4241969: 5421970: 5011971: 4131972: 5091973: 5271974: 7771975: 5551976: 9891977: 6821978: 6761979: 1,1131980: 7221981: 6131982: 5571983: 6381984: 1,0721985: 5911986: 1,2101987: 1,2261988: 6321989: 1,5431990: 7151991: 7101992: 1,7401993: 8921994: 7681995: 1,3401996: 9081997: 9731998: 1,3481999: 9852000: 1,7822001: 8512002: 1,8432003: 1,4202004: 1,1332005: 6852006: 8012007: 7182008: 5952009: 7792010: 1,0792011: 6022012: 7092013: 6862014: 9582015: 6472016: 7522017: 4672018: 7112019: 7232020: 5992021: 4192022: 9082023: 5792024: 1,0152025: 3802026: 2921795187318961914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1905. 1905 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-08 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18061
18251
18341
18452
18481
18491
18511
18521
18571
18582
18612
18621
18631
18651
18674
18681
18731
18743
18763
18791
18801
18824
18831
18851
18863
18882
18891
18902
18912
18922
18933
18941
18951
18963
18975
18982
190010
19015
19025
190311
190413
190517
190627
19077
190814
190919
191026
191134
191236
191334
191471
191535
191617
1917108
191847
1919132
192062
192135
192238
1923510
1924196
1925272
1926191
1927328
1928310
1929194
1930572
1931403
1932283
1933553
1934728
193578
1936650
1937107
1938425
1939235
1940296
1941271
1942128
1943465
1944258
1945646
1946271
19471,152
1948453
1949361
1950748
1951274
1952794
1953580
1954463
1955411
1956490
1957546
1958440
1959252
1960748
1961556
1962450
19631,105
1964731
1965704
1966522
1967573
1968424
1969542
1970501
1971413
1972509
1973527
1974777
1975555
1976989
1977682
1978676
19791,113
1980722
1981613
1982557
1983638
19841,072
1985591
19861,210
19871,226
1988632
19891,543
1990715
1991710
19921,740
1993892
1994768
19951,340
1996908
1997973
19981,348
1999985
20001,782
2001851
20021,843
20031,420
20041,133
2005685
2006801
2007718
2008595
2009779
20101,079
2011602
2012709
2013686
2014958
2015647
2016752
2017467
2018711
2019723
2020599
2021419
2022908
2023579
20241,015
2025380
2026292

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).