Weather Records on 8 May 1918

47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1918. Highest significance: Emu Park Hill St, AU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1918

On 8 May 1918, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 46 daily.
Emu Park Hill St set a daily record precipitation of 114.0 mm (4.5 in) on 8 May 1918.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

47 stations

47 station records on 8 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

47 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 May 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 46.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records

Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1918

Top 20 records on 8 May 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1918	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1918	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1918	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Anticosti West Point, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low min	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Dubuque River, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Chatham, CA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Belle Isle, CA	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Ediacara, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Jakutsk, RU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	5 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Maytown, AU	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1918	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	25 years	12 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 47 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-08 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1806	1
1825	1
1834	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1857	1
1858	2
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	3
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	5
1898	2
1900	10
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	13
1905	17
1906	27
1907	7
1908	14
1909	19
1910	26
1911	34
1912	36
1913	34
1914	71
1915	35
1916	17
1917	108
1918	47
1919	132
1920	62
1921	35
1922	38
1923	510
1924	196
1925	272
1926	191
1927	328
1928	310
1929	194
1930	572
1931	403
1932	283
1933	553
1934	728
1935	78
1936	650
1937	107
1938	425
1939	235
1940	296
1941	271
1942	128
1943	465
1944	258
1945	646
1946	271
1947	1,152
1948	453
1949	361
1950	748
1951	274
1952	794
1953	580
1954	463
1955	411
1956	490
1957	546
1958	440
1959	252
1960	748
1961	556
1962	450
1963	1,105
1964	731
1965	704
1966	522
1967	573
1968	424
1969	542
1970	501
1971	413
1972	509
1973	527
1974	777
1975	555
1976	989
1977	682
1978	676
1979	1,113
1980	722
1981	613
1982	557
1983	638
1984	1,072
1985	591
1986	1,210
1987	1,226
1988	632
1989	1,543
1990	715
1991	710
1992	1,740
1993	892
1994	768
1995	1,340
1996	908
1997	973
1998	1,348
1999	985
2000	1,782
2001	851
2002	1,843
2003	1,420
2004	1,133
2005	685
2006	801
2007	718
2008	595
2009	779
2010	1,079
2011	602
2012	709
2013	686
2014	958
2015	647
2016	752
2017	467
2018	711
2019	723
2020	599
2021	419
2022	908
2023	579
2024	1,015
2025	380
2026	292

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	36
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1