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Weather Records on 8 May 1912

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1912. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 8 May 1912

  • On 8 May 1912, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high minimum temperature of 13.2 C (55.8 F) on 8 May 1912.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 8 May 1912 36 station records on 8 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 8 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 May 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.6 C (52.9 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.5 C (23.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-9.0 C (15.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
MicurinskRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord daily precipitation18.6 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation24.2 mm (1.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature11.6 C (52.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 8 May 1912 by type Records set or tied on 8 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 12Lowest daily minimum: 11Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 8 May 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum12
Lowest daily minimum11
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 May 1912 by timescale Records on 8 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 36.
Records on 8 May 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1912 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 9.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 172 to 4: 84 to 6: 26 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
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 9.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 217
2 to 48
4 to 62
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1912
Top 20 records on 8 May 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 May 1912Oxford, GBdaily high min13.2 C (55.8 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)43 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Armagh, GBdaily high min11.6 C (52.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)59 years25 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Zametchino, RUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain11.1 mm (0.4 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Freiburg, DEdaily high min12.9 C (55.2 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Cet Central England, GBdaily high min12.0 C (53.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Harnosand, SEdaily low min-4.5 C (23.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Karlsruhe, DEdaily high min13.5 C (56.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Jokkmokk, SEdaily low min-9.0 C (15.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Bodalla Post Office, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Micurinsk, RUdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Orebro, SEdaily low min-2.0 C (28.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Bamberg, DEdaily high min11.5 C (52.7 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DEdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Woodstock, CAdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Hamilton, CAdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Regensburg, DEdaily rain11.1 mm (0.4 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1912Karlshamn, SEdaily low min-1.5 C (29.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years10 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 1912
Records on 05-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1912. 1912 had 36 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 1912. 1912 had 36 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).