Weather Records on 8 May 2026

292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 2026. Highest significance: Ft McKavett, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 2026

On 8 May 2026, 292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 285 daily.
Ft McKavett set a daily record low maximum temperature of 13.9 C (57.0 F) on 8 May 2026.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

292 stations

292 station records on 8 May 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft McKavett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ittoqqortoormiit	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulken Nary	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balhash	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula Chis	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tampico Tamps	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany SW Georgia Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ware Shoals 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Croix Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sanford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garze	China	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mason	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miercurea Ciuc	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Persimmon Gap	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fukushima Arpt	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Urdzhar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sendai	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kostuckovichi	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

292 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 May 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 May 2026 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 2026

Top 20 records on 8 May 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 2026	Ft McKavett, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	147 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2026	Jackson, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Ittoqqortoormiit, GL	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Ulken Nary, KZ	daily high min	18.5 C (65.3 F)	8.5 C (15.3 F)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Key W Intl AP, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Glenns Ferry, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Greifswald, DE	daily low min	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Powelltown Dnre, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Waveland, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Mirboo North Water Board, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Balhash, KZ	daily high max	32.1 C (89.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Kokpekty, KZ	daily high max	30.2 C (86.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Zajsan, KZ	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Ashdown 4 SSE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Daytona Beach, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Murfreesboro, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Zamora, MX	daily high min	22.6 C (72.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Tapachula Chis, MX	monthly low min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2026	Clermont 9 S, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	35 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2026. 2026 had 292 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	208
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1