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Weather Records on 8 May 1913

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1913. Highest significance: Denman (Palace Street), AU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1913

  • On 8 May 1913, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Denman (Palace Street) set a daily record precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 8 May 1913.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 8 May 1913 34 station records on 8 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 8 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 May 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Denman (Palace Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.3 mm (2.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.6 mm (2.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation104.1 mm (4.1 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation35.2 mm (1.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation44.0 mm (1.7 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
DartmouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.9 cm (2.7 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation17.7 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
LlangollenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Lue StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TonderburineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low maximum temperature5.3 C (41.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 DamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 8 May 1913 by type Records set or tied on 8 May 1913 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 8Heaviest daily rainfall: 23Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 May 1913 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 8 May 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum8
Heaviest daily rainfall23
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 May 1913 by timescale Records on 8 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33.
Records on 8 May 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1913 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2320 to 40: 540 to 60: 160 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 2023
20 to 405
40 to 601
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1913
Top 20 records on 8 May 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 May 1913Denman (Palace Street), AUdaily rain52.3 mm (2.1 in)45.9 mm (1.8 in)10 years41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1913Singleton Post Office, AUdaily rain54.6 mm (2.1 in)32.2 mm (1.3 in)27 years40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1913Gosford (Gertrude Place), AUdaily rain104.1 mm (4.1 in)100.3 mm (3.9 in)0 years39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1913Willow Tree (Valais), AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)36.8 mm (1.4 in)21 years36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1913Gospic, HRdaily rain35.2 mm (1.4 in)27.7 mm (1.1 in)37 years36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1913Kiev, UAmonthly rain44.0 mm (1.7 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)23 years36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1913Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)27 years32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1913Dartmouth, AUdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)24.9 mm (1.0 in)10 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1913Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall6.9 cm (2.7 in)6.9 cm (2.7 in)34 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1913Maitland West, AUdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)36 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1913Armagh, GBdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)61 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1913Durham, GBdaily rain17.7 mm (0.7 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1913Merriwa (Gummun Place), AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)10 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1913Kirov, RUdaily rain12.1 mm (0.5 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1913Perm, RUdaily rain9.5 mm (0.37 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1913Crown St. Reservoir, AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1913Stony Mountain, CAdaily low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1913Kristianstad, SEdaily low min1.0 C (33.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1913Cataract River, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1913Halmstad, SEdaily low min-2.5 C (27.5 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)11 years14 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 1913
Records on 05-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1913. 1913 had 34 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 1913. 1913 had 34 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).