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Weather Records on 9 May 1908

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1908. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 9 May 1908

  • On 9 May 1908, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record high maximum temperature of 33.0 C (91.4 F) on 9 May 1908.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 9 May 1908 16 station records on 9 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 9 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 9 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature33.0 C (91.4 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature16.2 C (61.2 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high maximum temperature24.8 C (76.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.3 C (36.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature26.9 C (80.4 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 9 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 9 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 9 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 9 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 9 May 1908 by timescale Records on 9 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 9 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 9 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 May 1908 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 7.6. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 1: 61 to 2: 32 to 3: 13 to 4: 14 to 5: 15 to 6: 06 to 7: 17 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
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 7.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 16
1 to 23
2 to 31
3 to 41
4 to 51
5 to 60
6 to 71
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1908
Top 16 records on 9 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 May 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high max33.0 C (91.4 F)6.0 C (10.8 F)20 years33 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max16.2 C (61.2 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908Buffalo, USdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low max2.8 C (37.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily high max24.8 C (76.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min2.3 C (36.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908St John's, CAdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)2 years4 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908Salzburg, ATdaily high max26.9 C (80.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908Quebec, CAdaily low max5.6 C (42.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily low max (Tie)6.1 C (43.0 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie3 years0 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

1793 to 1908
Records on 05-09 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 16 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11795: 11806: 11810: 11823: 11834: 11838: 11843: 11845: 21846: 11848: 11850: 21855: 21857: 11858: 11861: 11862: 11864: 21865: 21867: 21872: 11873: 21874: 11875: 21879: 41880: 31882: 11883: 21884: 31885: 31889: 31890: 31891: 31892: 11893: 11895: 21896: 41897: 31898: 31899: 21900: 21901: 91902: 81903: 91904: 141905: 341906: 411907: 111908: 161909: 341910: 451911: 231912: 231913: 151914: 431915: 271916: 261917: 501918: 491919: 471920: 561921: 1021922: 451923: 4611924: 2621925: 1231926: 1961927: 3431928: 3021929: 1661930: 5261931: 4111932: 1321933: 4821934: 7501935: 1111936: 6221937: 1281938: 1711939: 3451940: 2371941: 3351942: 1801943: 5241944: 4121945: 5381946: 2781947: 1,1451948: 3791949: 4171950: 6601951: 1881952: 3481953: 5071954: 4891955: 2881956: 7221957: 5051958: 3551959: 2521960: 7481961: 5161962: 4351963: 1,1031964: 5031965: 7301966: 9941967: 6811968: 5451969: 6531970: 3721971: 3381972: 5871973: 3861974: 6991975: 4651976: 7141977: 9311978: 6491979: 1,6051980: 1,0301981: 6391982: 5231983: 8721984: 8921985: 8291986: 1,2531987: 1,4811988: 5941989: 1,3471990: 8501991: 7591992: 1,4761993: 9671994: 5731995: 9601996: 1,2601997: 1,0881998: 1,1821999: 9702000: 1,1142001: 9692002: 1,4892003: 1,8022004: 9262005: 8512006: 7382007: 7652008: 6932009: 8162010: 7642011: 1,1042012: 6862013: 6842014: 7542015: 6892016: 9172017: 5392018: 8762019: 1,0322020: 1,6592021: 4982022: 1,3002023: 4722024: 7912025: 6221793186418931911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 16 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-09 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17951
18061
18101
18231
18341
18381
18431
18452
18461
18481
18502
18552
18571
18581
18611
18621
18642
18652
18672
18721
18732
18741
18752
18794
18803
18821
18832
18843
18853
18893
18903
18913
18921
18931
18952
18964
18973
18983
18992
19002
19019
19028
19039
190414
190534
190641
190711
190816
190934
191045
191123
191223
191315
191443
191527
191626
191750
191849
191947
192056
1921102
192245
1923461
1924262
1925123
1926196
1927343
1928302
1929166
1930526
1931411
1932132
1933482
1934750
1935111
1936622
1937128
1938171
1939345
1940237
1941335
1942180
1943524
1944412
1945538
1946278
19471,145
1948379
1949417
1950660
1951188
1952348
1953507
1954489
1955288
1956722
1957505
1958355
1959252
1960748
1961516
1962435
19631,103
1964503
1965730
1966994
1967681
1968545
1969653
1970372
1971338
1972587
1973386
1974699
1975465
1976714
1977931
1978649
19791,605
19801,030
1981639
1982523
1983872
1984892
1985829
19861,253
19871,481
1988594
19891,347
1990850
1991759
19921,476
1993967
1994573
1995960
19961,260
19971,088
19981,182
1999970
20001,114
2001969
20021,489
20031,802
2004926
2005851
2006738
2007765
2008693
2009816
2010764
20111,104
2012686
2013684
2014754
2015689
2016917
2017539
2018876
20191,032
20201,659
2021498
20221,300
2023472
2024791
2025622

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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).