Weather Records on 8 May 1954

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1954. Highest significance: Miles Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1954

On 8 May 1954, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 459 daily.
Miles Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 8 May 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 8 May 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Onley 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Loretta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Gargalheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rifton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

359 broken records

Margins by which the 359 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1954

Top 20 records on 8 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1954	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1954	Sonari, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1954	Greenfield Ctr, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1954	Onley 1 S, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1954	Somerset, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1954	Newport News Press Bld, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1954	St Fereol, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1954	Salisbury, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1954	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1954	Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1954	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1954	Zmeinogorsk, RU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1954	Los Lunas, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1954	Spier Falls, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1954	Brigalow Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1954	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1954	Bedetti(Behali), IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1954	Reedy Creek Station, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1954	New Milford, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1954	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	40 years	29 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 463 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	305
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1