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Weather Records on 7 May 1908

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1908. Highest significance: World Trade Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 1908

  • On 7 May 1908, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 27 daily.
  • World Trade Ctr set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.7 mm (4.2 in) on 7 May 1908.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 7 May 1908 29 station records on 7 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 7 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation105.7 mm (4.2 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation97.0 mm (3.8 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation82.0 mm (3.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation68.3 mm (2.7 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation56.1 mm (2.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Point ClarkCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation56.9 mm (2.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.3 mm (0.29 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 7 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 7 May 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 10Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 May 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.
Records on 7 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum10
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 May 1908 by timescale Records on 7 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 27.
Records on 7 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 1908 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.1. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 210 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 325 to 30: 130 to 35: 235 to 40: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 102
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 253
25 to 301
30 to 352
35 to 402

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1908
Top 20 records on 7 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 May 1908World Trade Ctr, USmonthly rain105.7 mm (4.2 in)38.1 mm (1.5 in)21 years56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1908Ny City Cntrl Park, USmonthly rain97.0 mm (3.8 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)1 year44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1908Port Dover, CAdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)20.5 mm (0.8 in)23 years41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1908Peterborough, CAdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)6 years39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1908Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain82.0 mm (3.2 in)37.3 mm (1.5 in)9 years38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1908Philadelphia City, USdaily rain68.3 mm (2.7 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)22 years33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain56.1 mm (2.2 in)31.5 mm (1.2 in)9 years31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Trenton 2, USdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)22.8 mm (0.9 in)39 years31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)48 years22 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)44 years21 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Point Clark, CAdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Reading Wb City, USdaily rain56.9 mm (2.2 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max11.0 C (51.8 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Buffalo, USdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Trenton 2, USdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)38 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Concord, USdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Halmstad, SEdaily rain7.3 mm (0.29 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1908Peterborough, CAdaily low max5.6 C (42.1 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)2 years11 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 05-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 29 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21805: 11816: 11825: 21837: 11838: 11844: 11845: 21846: 11848: 21850: 21852: 11853: 11856: 31857: 11861: 31862: 11863: 11864: 11867: 31869: 11870: 11872: 11874: 21876: 31878: 11879: 21880: 11884: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 11889: 21890: 41891: 41892: 21894: 41895: 21897: 51898: 71899: 31900: 101901: 11902: 61903: 131904: 191905: 211906: 151907: 141908: 291909: 151910: 161911: 141912: 141913: 301914: 371915: 401916: 341917: 1881918: 601919: 2631920: 591921: 411922: 401923: 1191924: 1411925: 2071926: 2271927: 1911928: 2041929: 2241930: 6371931: 4731932: 2881933: 2911934: 6981935: 2981936: 4661937: 1211938: 4671939: 1941940: 3171941: 3171942: 2701943: 4161944: 4761945: 7511946: 3391947: 7271948: 3381949: 4391950: 5261951: 2261952: 4851953: 5411954: 4811955: 3931956: 6651957: 5461958: 5851959: 3351960: 8991961: 4421962: 3811963: 8251964: 6871965: 6711966: 7621967: 9731968: 7561969: 6781970: 8221971: 3641972: 5151973: 4471974: 7431975: 7841976: 7821977: 6621978: 9251979: 8881980: 5931981: 7101982: 8021983: 7241984: 1,3001985: 5571986: 1,1631987: 1,1151988: 7521989: 1,8801990: 1,0241991: 5991992: 1,8301993: 8311994: 6211995: 9971996: 8801997: 1,3591998: 1,1661999: 1,0082000: 1,6932001: 7432002: 1,3442003: 1,1382004: 1,3972005: 6452006: 8332007: 1,0472008: 5262009: 7352010: 1,1232011: 5582012: 7092013: 6332014: 6462015: 5692016: 6772017: 5432018: 5382019: 5192020: 5722021: 4822022: 7822023: 6672024: 8572025: 6351795186318901909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-07 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18051
18161
18252
18371
18381
18441
18452
18461
18482
18502
18521
18531
18563
18571
18613
18621
18631
18641
18673
18691
18701
18721
18742
18763
18781
18792
18801
18842
18851
18864
18871
18881
18892
18904
18914
18922
18944
18952
18975
18987
18993
190010
19011
19026
190313
190419
190521
190615
190714
190829
190915
191016
191114
191214
191330
191437
191540
191634
1917188
191860
1919263
192059
192141
192240
1923119
1924141
1925207
1926227
1927191
1928204
1929224
1930637
1931473
1932288
1933291
1934698
1935298
1936466
1937121
1938467
1939194
1940317
1941317
1942270
1943416
1944476
1945751
1946339
1947727
1948338
1949439
1950526
1951226
1952485
1953541
1954481
1955393
1956665
1957546
1958585
1959335
1960899
1961442
1962381
1963825
1964687
1965671
1966762
1967973
1968756
1969678
1970822
1971364
1972515
1973447
1974743
1975784
1976782
1977662
1978925
1979888
1980593
1981710
1982802
1983724
19841,300
1985557
19861,163
19871,115
1988752
19891,880
19901,024
1991599
19921,830
1993831
1994621
1995997
1996880
19971,359
19981,166
19991,008
20001,693
2001743
20021,344
20031,138
20041,397
2005645
2006833
20071,047
2008526
2009735
20101,123
2011558
2012709
2013633
2014646
2015569
2016677
2017543
2018538
2019519
2020572
2021482
2022782
2023667
2024857
2025635

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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).