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Weather Records on 8 May 1911

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1911. Highest significance: Mantova, IT.

Key Facts for 8 May 1911

  • On 8 May 1911, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Mantova set a daily record precipitation of 56.8 mm (2.2 in) on 8 May 1911.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 8 May 1911 34 station records on 8 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 8 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 May 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MantovaItalyRecord daily precipitation56.8 mm (2.2 in)67 of 100 (Major)
Streaky BayAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.8 mm (1.9 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
BolognaItalyRecord daily precipitation50.1 mm (2.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Piangil (Burra Burra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Puckawidgee BackAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca AerodromeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
CornallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BallanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ SheppartonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Tragowell)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KerangAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
TeryawyniaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature24.9 C (76.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
WarwillahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 8 May 1911 by type Records set or tied on 8 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 23. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 23Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 23.
Records on 8 May 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall23
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 May 1911 by timescale Records on 8 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33.
Records on 8 May 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1911 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.6. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 145 to 10: 1010 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 514
5 to 1010
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1911
Top 20 records on 8 May 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 May 1911Mantova, ITdaily rain56.8 mm (2.2 in)30.6 mm (1.2 in)67 years67 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1911Streaky Bay, AUmonthly rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)0 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Bologna, ITdaily rain50.1 mm (2.0 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)34 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Piangil (Burra Burra), AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Wentworth Post Office, AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Puckawidgee Back, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Echuca Aerodrome, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Cornalla, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Ballan, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Euston Post Office, AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AUdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Sunbury (Salesian College ), AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Kerang (Tragowell), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Balranald (Rsl), AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)5 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Jerilderie (Coree STN), AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Kerang (Meran Downs), AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1911Kerang, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)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 1911
Records on 05-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1911. 1911 had 34 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 1911. 1911 had 34 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).