Weather Records on 8 May 1924

196 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1924. Highest significance: Milwaukee Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1924

On 8 May 1924, 196 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 188 daily.
Milwaukee Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 8 May 1924.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

196 stations

196 station records on 8 May 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

196 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 71.

Records on 8 May 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 May 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

177 broken records

Margins by which the 177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1924

Top 20 records on 8 May 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1924	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1924	Harpers Ferry River, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Brantford, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Darlington, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Howard, US	monthly low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Alexandria, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Richmond City Locks, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Woodstock, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Lynd #2, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	St Cloud State Clg, US	monthly low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Fallston, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Godegard, SE	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Orebro, SE	daily rain	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Falun, SE	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Gavle, SE	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1924	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1924. 1924 had 196 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 5	121
5 to 10	32
10 to 15	15
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1