Weather Records on 8 May 1942

128 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1942. Highest significance: Sampagaon-Bailh, IN.

Key Facts for 8 May 1942

On 8 May 1942, 128 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 127 daily.
Sampagaon-Bailh set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 8 May 1942.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

128 stations

128 station records on 8 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poolaijelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheo	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pachpadra	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Khetri	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Peebles 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

128 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 8 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 127.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

112 broken records

Margins by which the 112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1942

Top 20 records on 8 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1942	Sampagaon-Bailh, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1942	Kayatnur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Schriever, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Mahabaleshwar, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low min	1.3 C (34.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Belgaum, IN	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Milan Exp STN, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily low max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Barmer, IN	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Kimberly-de Beers, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Overdene, ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Shirala, IN	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Poolaijelo, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1942	Sheo, IN	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	40 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 128 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 1942
Margin	Records
0 to 10	93
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1