Weather Records on 8 May 1965

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1965. Highest significance: Gallatin 1W, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1965

On 8 May 1965, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 684 daily.
Gallatin 1W set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 8 May 1965.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 8 May 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Mills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moltema (Craythorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Radyr Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 8 May 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 8 May 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 684.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

567 broken records

Margins by which the 567 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1965

Top 20 records on 8 May 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1965	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1965	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Buxton, GB	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Saint Paul, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Kennebec, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Madison, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Sage 4 NNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Zegveld, NL	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Custer, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Leo 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Casper 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Stanton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Fillmore, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Albany, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Mornington Mills, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Butler Tanks (North Parnda), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Moltema (Craythorne), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1965	Lamoni, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	36 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1965. 1965 had 704 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 50	544
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1