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Weather Records on 8 May 1921

35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1921. Highest significance: Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 May 1921

  • On 8 May 1921, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 35 daily.
  • Richmond C/K (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 8 May 1921.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

35 stations
Weather records on 8 May 1921 35 station records on 8 May 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
35 station records on 8 May 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 May 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Richmond C/K (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
HortonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar MillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature26.8 C (80.2 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SyktyvkarRussiaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BlagovescenskRussiaRecord daily precipitation22.7 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high maximum temperature26.6 C (79.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
QuinyambieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
CurrandooleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Forest ValeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BakensrugSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-PecherskoeRussiaRecord high minimum temperature11.8 C (53.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord high minimum temperature11.8 C (53.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord high minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
CrawleySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
NeedlesUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head CdaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records
Records on 8 May 1921 by type Records set or tied on 8 May 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 11Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 May 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 8 May 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum11
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 May 1921 by timescale Records on 8 May 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 35. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 35all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 May 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 35.
Records on 8 May 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily35

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1921 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 235 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 125 to 30: 330 to 35: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 523
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 251
25 to 303
30 to 352

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1921
Top 20 records on 8 May 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 May 1921Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZAdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)32.3 mm (1.3 in)30 years45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1921Cradock, ZAdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)12 years35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1921Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)30.0 mm (1.2 in)28 years33 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Horton, USdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)26.4 mm (1.0 in)27 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Condong Sugar Mill, AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)28.4 mm (1.1 in)31 years25 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Hambantota, LKdaily high min26.8 C (80.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)41 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Oberon (Springbank), AUdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Syktyvkar, RUdaily high min13.0 C (55.4 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Blagovescensk, RUdaily rain22.7 mm (0.9 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Qu'appelle, CAdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Grenfell, CAdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Ekaterinburg, RUdaily high max26.6 C (79.9 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Quinyambie, AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Currandooley, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)35 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921De Vlei "de Kruis", ZAdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Forest Vale, AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Bakensrug, ZAdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Kirov, RUdaily high min12.0 C (53.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1921Troicko-Pecherskoe, RUdaily high min11.8 C (53.2 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)0 years9 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 1921
Records on 05-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 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 1921. 1921 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).