Weather Records on 8 May 2021

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 2021. Highest significance: Ennis, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 2021

On 8 May 2021, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 414 daily.
Ennis set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 8 May 2021.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 8 May 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Anda	China	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monasavu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman 6 W Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North Fork Jocko	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madruskat	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Worms	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Noisy Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Topeka Forbes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Benbrook Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ephraim	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owen 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Intl	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponyri	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oran	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hechingen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hoboksar	China	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merklingen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Qitai	China	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Matsue	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy Pumping Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraman Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nassau Airport New	Bahamas, The	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 May 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 May 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 2021

Top 20 records on 8 May 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 2021	Ennis, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2021	Anda, CN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2021	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	102 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2021	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Monasavu, FJ	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Rugby, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Robinson, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Gaylord, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Bozeman 6 W Exp Farm, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	North Fork Jocko, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Willows 6 W, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Morrison, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Petoskey, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Monroe City, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Randolph, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	126 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Galva, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2021	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	95 years	39 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 419 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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Data for records on 2021-05-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	312
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1