Weather Records on 8 May 1943

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1943. Highest significance: Evanston 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1943

On 8 May 1943, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 458 daily.
Evanston 1 E set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 8 May 1943.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 8 May 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 May 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 May 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 458.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1943

Top 20 records on 8 May 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1943	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1943	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1943	Hawthorne, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1943	Gondwara(Kohra), IN	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1943	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1943	Crockett, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1943	Singimari, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1943	La Salle Peru, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1943	Arcadia, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1943	Wexford, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1943	Mexico, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1943	Levan, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1943	Armagh, GB	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1943	Buffalo, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1943	Lohar-Daga, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1943	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1943	Beardstown, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1943	Griggsville, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1943	Hickory 1 E, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1943	Palmyra, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 465 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 25	360
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1