Weather Records on 8 May 1950

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1950. Highest significance: Lenox, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1950

On 8 May 1950, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 384 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 707 daily.
Lenox set a monthly record daily precipitation of 126.0 mm (5.0 in) on 8 May 1950.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 8 May 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kahoma Intake 374	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Souris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Willeroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colony	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 274, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 8 May 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	274
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 8 May 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1950

Top 20 records on 8 May 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1950	Lenox, US	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1950	Kahoma Intake 374, US	monthly rain	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Souris, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Aurora, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Bradshaw, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Ellendale, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Navalgund, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Geraldton Town, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Murrungowar, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily low min	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Orman Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Onawa 3NW, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Hettinger, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Holdrege, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	David City 4E, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1950	Spearfish 9 WNW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1950. 1950 had 748 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 50	551
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1