Weather Records on 8 May 1937

107 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1937. Highest significance: Vytegra, RU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1937

On 8 May 1937, 107 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 106 daily.
Vytegra set a daily record precipitation of 25.1 mm (1.0 in) on 8 May 1937.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

107 stations

107 station records on 8 May 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown (Rivernook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pailani	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jawaja	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pisangan	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jaitram	India	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pandhera	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beawar Nayanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur Sahara	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

107 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 67.

Records on 8 May 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 May 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 106.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1937

Top 20 records on 8 May 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1937	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1937	Lund, SE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1937	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1937	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1937	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1937	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Osceola, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Hypoluxo, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Trinidad, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Madison, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Gurgaon, IN	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Moga, IN	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Toolleen (Ryan), AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Saltspring Island, CA	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Nundle Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Princetown (Rivernook), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Ferozepur Sadar, IN	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1937	Ferozepur City, IN	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	20 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 107 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 5	59
5 to 10	13
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1