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Weather Records on 1 May 1908

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1908. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 1 May 1908

  • On 1 May 1908, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Armagh set a daily record high maximum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 1 May 1908.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 1 May 1908 20 station records on 1 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 1 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature24.7 C (76.5 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.3 C (52.3 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature21.4 C (70.5 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.0 cm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature10.9 C (51.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.3 cm (0.9 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.0 cm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 1 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 1 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 1 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 May 1908 by timescale Records on 1 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19.
Records on 1 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 May 1908 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 113 to 5: 35 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 118 to 20: 20 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 311
3 to 53
5 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181
18 to 202

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1908
Top 20 records on 1 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 May 1908Armagh, GBdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)63 years33 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Oxford, GBdaily high max24.7 C (76.5 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)39 years30 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Armagh, GBdaily high min12.5 C (54.5 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)35 years26 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)18.1 mm (0.7 in)22 years25 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Stonecliffe, CAmonthly low max3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years22 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Oxford, GBdaily high min11.3 C (52.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)43 years22 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max21.4 C (70.5 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)39 years21 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low min8.9 C (48.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Port Dover, CAdaily snowfall2.0 cm (0.8 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Uccle, BEdaily high min10.9 C (51.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Quebec, CAdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Buffalo, USdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min-0.8 C (30.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall2.3 cm (0.9 in)1.5 cm (0.6 in)3 years6 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high max (Tie)31.1 C (88.0 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)1.0 cm (0.4 in)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie27 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

1795 to 1908
Records on 05-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 20 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 11804: 11814: 11818: 11835: 11836: 11840: 11846: 21847: 11850: 11851: 11857: 11860: 11861: 11864: 21865: 11868: 21872: 11875: 41878: 21879: 21880: 31881: 21884: 11885: 11886: 21887: 21888: 21889: 31890: 21891: 51892: 61893: 21894: 51896: 11897: 41898: 11899: 81900: 11901: 51902: 71903: 91904: 91905: 131906: 121907: 311908: 201909: 491910: 131911: 221912: 181913: 541914: 231915: 271916: 271917: 371918: 341919: 1501920: 1861921: 411922: 921923: 641924: 631925: 1181926: 5001927: 1251928: 1901929: 1421930: 2631931: 5371932: 2201933: 7061934: 3051935: 2761936: 3681937: 2181938: 3041939: 2271940: 7311941: 3331942: 1,0361943: 5261944: 2291945: 3501946: 4151947: 6551948: 7741949: 4051950: 4391951: 8941952: 5571953: 9171954: 1,5061955: 7721956: 1,1061957: 3591958: 4481959: 7641960: 7371961: 5881962: 6151963: 7041964: 3121965: 3601966: 7071967: 9481968: 4261969: 4291970: 1,0751971: 4441972: 5621973: 8411974: 5891975: 2861976: 6731977: 5451978: 1,2021979: 6121980: 5071981: 1,2651982: 5081983: 1,4231984: 6401985: 7891986: 5121987: 1,0981988: 1,0581989: 9491990: 9221991: 6331992: 1,2011993: 1,1011994: 1,2101995: 1,3651996: 1,4391997: 8041998: 9511999: 9322000: 8092001: 1,1062002: 1,2212003: 9642004: 8872005: 1,3202006: 7342007: 8572008: 9792009: 6792010: 1,1512011: 7162012: 7962013: 9762014: 9412015: 5502016: 8442017: 1,1632018: 5182019: 7832020: 1,0922021: 8302022: 3182023: 9082024: 4582025: 4301795186818941912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 20 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-01 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18021
18041
18141
18181
18351
18361
18401
18462
18471
18501
18511
18571
18601
18611
18642
18651
18682
18721
18754
18782
18792
18803
18812
18841
18851
18862
18872
18882
18893
18902
18915
18926
18932
18945
18961
18974
18981
18998
19001
19015
19027
19039
19049
190513
190612
190731
190820
190949
191013
191122
191218
191354
191423
191527
191627
191737
191834
1919150
1920186
192141
192292
192364
192463
1925118
1926500
1927125
1928190
1929142
1930263
1931537
1932220
1933706
1934305
1935276
1936368
1937218
1938304
1939227
1940731
1941333
19421,036
1943526
1944229
1945350
1946415
1947655
1948774
1949405
1950439
1951894
1952557
1953917
19541,506
1955772
19561,106
1957359
1958448
1959764
1960737
1961588
1962615
1963704
1964312
1965360
1966707
1967948
1968426
1969429
19701,075
1971444
1972562
1973841
1974589
1975286
1976673
1977545
19781,202
1979612
1980507
19811,265
1982508
19831,423
1984640
1985789
1986512
19871,098
19881,058
1989949
1990922
1991633
19921,201
19931,101
19941,210
19951,365
19961,439
1997804
1998951
1999932
2000809
20011,106
20021,221
2003964
2004887
20051,320
2006734
2007857
2008979
2009679
20101,151
2011716
2012796
2013976
2014941
2015550
2016844
20171,163
2018518
2019783
20201,092
2021830
2022318
2023908
2024458
2025430

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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).