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Weather Records on 8 May 1922

38 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1922. Highest significance: Welshpool, AU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1922

  • On 8 May 1922, 38 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 16 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 38 daily.
  • Welshpool set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 8 May 1922.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

38 stations
Weather records on 8 May 1922 38 station records on 8 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
38 station records on 8 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 May 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WelshpoolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.8 mm (1.5 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
SavanneCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head CdaCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb DwtnUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz CdaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Woods PointAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation15.4 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
AshlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-FeninoRussiaRecord high minimum temperature12.3 C (54.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord high minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.5 C (65.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation5.7 mm (0.22 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord high minimum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
CollingroveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation1.6 mm (0.06 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BatesvilleUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head CdaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature29.0 C (84.2 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
AberdeenUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

38 records
Records on 8 May 1922 by type Records set or tied on 8 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 8 May 1922 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 May 1922 by timescale Records on 8 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 38. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 38all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 38.
Records on 8 May 1922 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily38

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1922 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.6. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 235 to 10: 310 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1922
MarginRecords
0 to 523
5 to 103
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 302

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1922
Top 20 records on 8 May 1922 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 May 1922Welshpool, AUdaily rain37.8 mm (1.5 in)25.6 mm (1.0 in)30 years49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1922Oxford, GBdaily high max24.2 C (75.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)102 years42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1922Savanne, CAdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)25.6 mm (1.0 in)17 years40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1922Indian Head Cda, CAdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Astoria, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Qu'appelle, CAdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, USdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Cowra Post Office, AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Winnemucca AP, USdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Agassiz Cda, CAdaily low min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Chaplin, CAdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Sydney, CAdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Karlsruhe, DEdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Woods Point, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Kirov, RUdaily rain15.4 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Ashland, USdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RUdaily high min12.3 C (54.1 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RUdaily high min10.5 C (50.9 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1922Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily high min18.5 C (65.3 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)8 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 1922
Records on 05-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1922. 1922 had 38 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 1922. 1922 had 38 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).