Weather Records on 8 May 1960

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1960. Highest significance: Baltimore Customs House, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1960

On 8 May 1960, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 310 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 730 daily.
Baltimore Customs House set a daily record precipitation of 88.1 mm (3.5 in) on 8 May 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 8 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Picardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arbovale 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cresson 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Asuncion Tlaxiaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

634 broken records

Margins by which the 634 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1960

Top 20 records on 8 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1960	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1960	Palmerville, AU	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1960	Romney 1 SW, US	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1960	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1960	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1960	Maytown, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Boolarra, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Frostburg, US	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Picardy, US	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Westernport, US	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Monterey, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Lexington, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Alcozauca (Smn), MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Ishpeming, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Hickory, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Everett, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Arbovale 2, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Cresson 2 SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	50 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 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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Data for records on 1960-05-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	628
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1