Weather Records on 8 May 2005

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 2005. Highest significance: Dzizak, UZ.

Key Facts for 8 May 2005

On 8 May 2005, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 662 daily.
Dzizak set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 8 May 2005.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 8 May 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dzizak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Puumala Sorjola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Slavgorod	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sulkava Kaipola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chechersk-In-Gomel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Savonlinna Laukansaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melilla	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horcones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceboro No 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Webster 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrose 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fuerteventura/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Round Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trinity Rvr Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Volborg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harry L Englebright Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reeder	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sykeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Guzman (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 May 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 May 2005 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 662.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 2005

Top 20 records on 8 May 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 2005	Dzizak, UZ	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2005	Sonoma, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2005	Covelo, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Kentfield, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Mt Shasta, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Greenville, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Turgaj, KZ	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Puumala Sorjola, FI	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Slavgorod, BY	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Lajes Ab, PT	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Orleans, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Rockypoint 7NNE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Plentywood, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Sulkava Kaipola, FI	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Chechersk-In-Gomel, BY	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Lowell, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2005	Plevna, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 685 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	549
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1