Weather Records on 8 May 1935

78 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1935. Highest significance: Fraserburg, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 May 1935

On 8 May 1935, 78 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 76 daily.
Fraserburg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 8 May 1935.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

78 stations

78 station records on 8 May 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peoria City Office	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boxdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

78 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 May 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 May 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 76.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

57 broken records

Margins by which the 57 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1935

Top 20 records on 8 May 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1935	Fraserburg, ZA	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Kerkeriya, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Peoria City Office, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Cranbrook, CA	monthly snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Vernon, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Gavar, AM	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Trenton, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Perm, RU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Yerevan, AM	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1935	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	17 years	15 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1935. 1935 had 78 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 May 1935
Margin	Records
0 to 10	46
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1