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Weather Records on 8 May 1909

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1909. Highest significance: Steynsburg, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 May 1909

  • On 8 May 1909, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Steynsburg set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 8 May 1909.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 8 May 1909 19 station records on 8 May 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 8 May 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 May 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SteynsburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
NoorongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-0.9 C (30.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low maximum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 8 May 1909 by type Records set or tied on 8 May 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 May 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 8 May 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 May 1909 by timescale Records on 8 May 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 May 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18.
Records on 8 May 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1909 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 17.5. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 3: 73 to 5: 35 to 8: 48 to 10: 110 to 13: 013 to 15: 115 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
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 17.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 37
3 to 53
5 to 84
8 to 101
10 to 130
13 to 151
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1909
Top 19 records on 8 May 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 May 1909Steynsburg, ZAdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Koffiefontein (Pol), ZAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Hamilton, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Colesberg (Tnk), ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Vastervik, SEdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)39 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Warracknabeal Post Office, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Cradock, ZAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Sterling, ZAdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Galway, IEdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Mount Gambier Post Office, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Philipstown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Noorong, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Regensburg, DEdaily low min-0.9 C (30.4 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)15 years7 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Riva, ITdaily low max13.1 C (55.6 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Kew, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USmonthly low min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie26 years5 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1909Peterborough, CAdaily low min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie4 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 1909
Records on 05-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1909. 1909 had 19 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: 7112019: 7232020: 5992021: 4192022: 9082023: 5792024: 1,0152025: 3802026: 2921795187318961914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1909. 1909 had 19 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
2018711
2019723
2020599
2021419
2022908
2023579
20241,015
2025380
2026292

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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