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Weather Records on 8 May 1908

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1908. Highest significance: Middletown 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1908

  • On 8 May 1908, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Middletown 4 W set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 8 May 1908.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 8 May 1908 14 station records on 8 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 8 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation59.2 mm (2.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 8 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 8 May 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 May 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 8 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 May 1908 by timescale Records on 8 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 8 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1908 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.1. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 75 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 57
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1908
Top 14 records on 8 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 May 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain59.2 mm (2.3 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)21 years27 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1908Lakefield, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1908Halifax, CAdaily low max6.7 C (44.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1908Peterborough, CAdaily low max7.2 C (45.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2 years5 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1908Yanco (Billinbah East), AUdaily rain (Tie)2.5 mm (0.10 in)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max (Tie)8.3 C (46.9 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1908Dalhousie, CAdaily low max (Tie)4.4 C (39.9 F)tie26 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1908Portland, USdaily low max (Tie)8.3 C (46.9 F)tie23 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max (Tie)16.1 C (61.0 F)tie14 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 1908
Records on 05-08 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: 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: 7072019: 7222020: 5972021: 4182022: 9042023: 5772024: 1,0152025: 3801795187318961914193119481965198219992016
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 05-08 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
2018707
2019722
2020597
2021418
2022904
2023577
20241,015
2025380

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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).