Weather Records on 8 May 1936

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1936. Highest significance: Ranka, IN.

Key Facts for 8 May 1936

On 8 May 1936, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
452 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 640 daily.
Ranka set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 8 May 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 8 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 8 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1936

Top 20 records on 8 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1936	Ranka, IN	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1936	Westcliffe, US	all-time rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1936	Trinidad, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1936	Dresden, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1936	Alma, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1936	Healy, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1936	Hoxie, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1936	Colby, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1936	Toronto, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1936	Jetmore, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1936	Balasore, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1936	Burnet, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1936	Elwood 8 S, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1936	Kendrapara, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1936	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1936	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1936	Lexington, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1936	Gainesville, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1936	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1936	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	46 years	31 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1936. 1936 had 650 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	513
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1