Weather Records on 8 May 1951

274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1951. Highest significance: Herefoss, NO.

Key Facts for 8 May 1951

On 8 May 1951, 274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 271 daily.
Herefoss set a daily record snow depth of 40.0 cm (15.7 in) on 8 May 1951.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

274 stations

274 station records on 8 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lecor View Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown (Karrawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chowilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kinnabulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jung Jung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

274 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 8 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 8 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1951

Top 20 records on 8 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1951	Herefoss, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1951	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1951	Genoa, IT	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1951	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1951	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1951	Keith, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1951	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1951	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1951	Escanaba, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1951	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1951	Two Harbors, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1951	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1951	Holy Cross, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1951	Pierce 1 E, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1951	Quesnel, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1951	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1951	Northport, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1951	Nhill, AU	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1951	Gadsden, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1951	Talladega, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	22 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 274 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	220
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3