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Weather Records on 8 May 1919

132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1919. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1919

  • On 8 May 1919, 132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 132 daily.
  • Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 8 May 1919.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

132 stations
Weather records on 8 May 1919 132 station records on 8 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
132 station records on 8 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 May 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation42.9 mm (1.7 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NormanCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Manna HillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GobarralongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BerthongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CurraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DunlopAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga PeakAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord daily precipitation12.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Barmedman Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BoomanoomanaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BedoobaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BudgeryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Majura 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MorangarellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
WarrooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
WargamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NormanCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg VillageAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MoobongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
CollendinaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TilchaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ColinroobieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 3AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie (Langley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MurchisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
CadiaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BrewongleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

132 records
Records on 8 May 1919 by type Records set or tied on 8 May 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 119Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 May 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 8 May 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall119
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 May 1919 by timescale Records on 8 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 132. 050100150all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 132all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 132.
Records on 8 May 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily132

How Much Records Were Beaten By

126 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1919 Margins by which the 126 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 20: 12020 to 40: 440 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 126 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 20120
20 to 404
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1919
Top 20 records on 8 May 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 May 1919Lexington Bluegrass AP, USdaily rain42.9 mm (1.7 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)12 years35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1919East Toorale (Toorale Station), AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)4 years34 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Quorn (Olive Grove), AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)25.7 mm (1.0 in)17 years29 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)46 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Seymour Shire Depot, AUdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)37 years27 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Cape Norman, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)8.2 cm (3.2 in)19 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Vineland, USdaily rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)8 years23 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Manna Hill, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Gobarralong, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Berthong, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919White Cliffs (Purnanga), AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Curraweena, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Dunlop, AUdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Cobar (Tindarey), AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Coronga Peak, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919St Albans, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RUdaily rain12.3 mm (0.5 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Miltalie (Poodra), AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Barmedman Post Office, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1919Cootamundra Post Office, AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)1 year20 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 1919
Records on 05-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 132 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 1919. 1919 had 132 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).