Weather Records on 8 May 1929

194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1929. Highest significance: Lardner (Brandie Braes), AU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1929

On 8 May 1929, 194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 190 daily.
Lardner (Brandie Braes) set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 8 May 1929.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

194 stations

194 station records on 8 May 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Darnum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

194 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 May 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 May 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 190.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

141 broken records

Margins by which the 141 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1929

Top 20 records on 8 May 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1929	Lardner (Brandie Braes), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1929	Neerim, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1929	Warragul, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1929	Gembrook, AU	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1929	Warburton, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1929	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1929	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1929	Beenak, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1929	Officer (Jesmond Dene), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1929	Coldwater, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1929	Dandenong Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1929	Red Hill South, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1929	Independence, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1929	Wandin (Yallock), AU	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1929	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1929	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1929	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1929	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1929	Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1929	Yarra Junction (Gilderoy), AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	15 years	22 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1929. 1929 had 194 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 10	117
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1