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Weather Records on 8 May 1917

108 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1917. Highest significance: Clare Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1917

  • On 8 May 1917, 108 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 105 daily.
  • Clare Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 22.6 mm (0.9 in) on 8 May 1917.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

108 stations
Weather records on 8 May 1917 108 station records on 8 May 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
108 station records on 8 May 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 May 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BordertownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KongalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SEAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CoonalpynAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta DcnrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
TalmalmoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature-3.5 C (25.7 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
AuburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell FlatAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
YellowinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
CavanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WalwaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HoyletonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CarcoarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WellwoodAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BulgandraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
MeningieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Red Hill Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KoomoolooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
CanoonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
YackandandahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Round HillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KoobaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
The CubasAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
WantabadgeryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BalaklavaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

108 records
Records on 8 May 1917 by type Records set or tied on 8 May 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 72. 020406080Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 22Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 14Heaviest daily rainfall: 72Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 May 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 72.
Records on 8 May 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum22
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum14
Heaviest daily rainfall72
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 May 1917 by timescale Records on 8 May 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 105. 050100150all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 105all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 May 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 105.
Records on 8 May 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily105

How Much Records Were Beaten By

90 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1917 Margins by which the 90 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.5. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 3: 533 to 5: 125 to 8: 88 to 10: 810 to 13: 613 to 15: 215 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 90 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 353
3 to 512
5 to 88
8 to 108
10 to 136
13 to 152
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1917
Top 20 records on 8 May 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 May 1917Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Bordertown, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Blayney Post Office, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Kongal, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Kingston SE, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Howlong Post Office, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Coonalpyn, AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Chiltern (Post Office), AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Tallangatta Dcnr, AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917State College, USdaily low max7.2 C (45.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Talmalmo, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Skara 1, SEdaily low min-3.5 C (25.7 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)34 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Jindera (Wadilock), AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Cape May 2 NW, USmonthly low max7.2 C (45.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Auburn, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Farrell Flat, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Tumut (Wattle Cres), AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Yellowin, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Houston Wb City, USdaily low max20.6 C (69.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1917Adelong Post Office, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)25 years16 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 1917
Records on 05-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 108 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 1917. 1917 had 108 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).