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Weather Records on 5 May 1908

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1908. Highest significance: Castlemaine, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1908

  • On 5 May 1908, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Castlemaine set a daily record precipitation of 14.2 mm (0.6 in) on 5 May 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 5 May 1908 14 station records on 5 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 5 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CastlemaineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.6 C (52.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation29.9 mm (1.2 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 5 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 5 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 5 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 May 1908 by timescale Records on 5 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13.
Records on 5 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1908 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.6. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 1: 51 to 2: 42 to 3: 03 to 4: 04 to 5: 25 to 6: 06 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 15
1 to 24
2 to 30
3 to 40
4 to 52
5 to 60
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1908
Top 14 records on 5 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 May 1908Castlemaine, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1908Dimboola, AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1908Southampton, CAdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily high min14.0 C (57.2 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max11.6 C (52.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1908Freiburg, DEdaily rain29.9 mm (1.2 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUmonthly low min (Tie)-6.7 C (19.9 F)tie44 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1908Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min (Tie)9.7 C (49.5 F)tie14 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 05-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21805: 11836: 11837: 11840: 11850: 41852: 11855: 11856: 21859: 21861: 51862: 11864: 21867: 11875: 21877: 21878: 11879: 21880: 11882: 11884: 21885: 11886: 31888: 31889: 51890: 21891: 31892: 51894: 31895: 21896: 11897: 21898: 61899: 51900: 31901: 21902: 51903: 91904: 141905: 171906: 41907: 161908: 141909: 171910: 191911: 171912: 171913: 461914: 391915: 731916: 981917: 701918: 241919: 771920: 411921: 631922: 981923: 1391924: 1321925: 1431926: 2201927: 1151928: 1491929: 2561930: 4691931: 2501932: 1661933: 3391934: 4481935: 4171936: 3771937: 1591938: 3621939: 2221940: 4461941: 4151942: 5291943: 4271944: 1,2371945: 3551946: 3061947: 5281948: 6711949: 1,0991950: 8931951: 1741952: 7231953: 6591954: 6071955: 3821956: 3631957: 5611958: 4041959: 5871960: 7731961: 6441962: 2611963: 2491964: 6431965: 7241966: 1,4131967: 6131968: 4341969: 5301970: 3861971: 4441972: 2921973: 5421974: 7161975: 7111976: 4021977: 7081978: 1,0331979: 1,5341980: 5621981: 5241982: 6591983: 4751984: 7671985: 4631986: 9681987: 8951988: 8201989: 9411990: 1,5111991: 1,1761992: 1,0041993: 7251994: 7431995: 8881996: 1,3681997: 1,2201998: 1,7071999: 1,3012000: 1,4422001: 9632002: 8832003: 1,7922004: 1,4012005: 1,0092006: 6572007: 8502008: 4532009: 7512010: 1,0532011: 8572012: 1,2812013: 1,2652014: 6802015: 7832016: 5542017: 8492018: 4812019: 5382020: 4032021: 7332022: 5142023: 5792024: 9612025: 7172026: 5381795187919001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-05 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18051
18361
18371
18401
18504
18521
18551
18562
18592
18615
18621
18642
18671
18752
18772
18781
18792
18801
18821
18842
18851
18863
18883
18895
18902
18913
18925
18943
18952
18961
18972
18986
18995
19003
19012
19025
19039
190414
190517
19064
190716
190814
190917
191019
191117
191217
191346
191439
191573
191698
191770
191824
191977
192041
192163
192298
1923139
1924132
1925143
1926220
1927115
1928149
1929256
1930469
1931250
1932166
1933339
1934448
1935417
1936377
1937159
1938362
1939222
1940446
1941415
1942529
1943427
19441,237
1945355
1946306
1947528
1948671
19491,099
1950893
1951174
1952723
1953659
1954607
1955382
1956363
1957561
1958404
1959587
1960773
1961644
1962261
1963249
1964643
1965724
19661,413
1967613
1968434
1969530
1970386
1971444
1972292
1973542
1974716
1975711
1976402
1977708
19781,033
19791,534
1980562
1981524
1982659
1983475
1984767
1985463
1986968
1987895
1988820
1989941
19901,511
19911,176
19921,004
1993725
1994743
1995888
19961,368
19971,220
19981,707
19991,301
20001,442
2001963
2002883
20031,792
20041,401
20051,009
2006657
2007850
2008453
2009751
20101,053
2011857
20121,281
20131,265
2014680
2015783
2016554
2017849
2018481
2019538
2020403
2021733
2022514
2023579
2024961
2025717
2026538

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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