Weather Records on 8 May 1931

403 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1931. Highest significance: Stuttgart-Stadt, DE.

Key Facts for 8 May 1931

On 8 May 1931, 403 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 395 daily.
Stuttgart-Stadt set a daily record precipitation of 47.7 mm (1.9 in) on 8 May 1931.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

403 stations

403 station records on 8 May 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Berne	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kundhra	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Herrs Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Elliot Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

403 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 257.

Records on 8 May 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 May 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1931

Top 20 records on 8 May 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1931	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	West Newton, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	Llanrheidol Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	Damra, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	Parkers Landing, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	Franklin, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	State College, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	Barduar, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	Williamsport, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	Berkeley, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	Netley, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1931	Lila Lower, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1931	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1931	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1931	Kilpuri, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	33 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1931. 1931 had 403 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	272
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1