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Weather Records on 8 May 1915

35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1915. Highest significance: Athens, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1915

  • On 8 May 1915, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 35 daily.
  • Athens set a daily record precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 8 May 1915.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

35 stations
Weather records on 8 May 1915 35 station records on 8 May 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
35 station records on 8 May 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 May 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation75.2 mm (3.0 in)67 of 100 (Major)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord low minimum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij ZavodRussiaRecord daily precipitation20.2 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature28.0 C (82.4 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature14.8 C (58.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature23.1 C (73.6 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord low minimum temperature6.3 C (43.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 DamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature11.8 C (53.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord high minimum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records
Records on 8 May 1915 by type Records set or tied on 8 May 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 12Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 May 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 8 May 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum12
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 May 1915 by timescale Records on 8 May 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 35. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 35all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 May 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 35.
Records on 8 May 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily35

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1915 Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.2. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 3010 to 20: 220 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 1030
10 to 202
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1915
Top 20 records on 8 May 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 May 1915Athens, USdaily rain75.2 mm (3.0 in)60.2 mm (2.4 in)68 years67 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1915Tbilisi, GEdaily low min3.5 C (38.3 F)4.8 C (8.6 F)18 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Uccle, BEdaily high min12.6 C (54.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)47 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Nerchinskij Zavod, RUdaily rain20.2 mm (0.8 in)12.3 mm (0.5 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Bic, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Innsbruck, ATdaily high max28.0 C (82.4 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Vineland, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Campbelltown 1, AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Haliburton A, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Camden 3 W, USdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)14.8 mm (0.6 in)8 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Salzburg, ATdaily high min14.8 C (58.6 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Nurnberg, DEdaily high min13.2 C (55.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Maly Uzen', RUdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Quebec, CAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily high min10.5 C (50.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Qu'appelle, CAdaily low min-10.0 C (14.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1915Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min15.8 C (60.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)13 years12 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 1915
Records on 05-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1915. 1915 had 35 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 1915. 1915 had 35 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).