Weather Records on 8 May 1966

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1966. Highest significance: Marsrakh, IN.

Key Facts for 8 May 1966

On 8 May 1966, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 481 daily.
Marsrakh set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 8 May 1966.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 8 May 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marsrakh	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Islet Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vikulovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 May 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 May 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1966

Top 20 records on 8 May 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1966	Marsrakh, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Ischim Amsg, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Chakaibanda, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Lewiston, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Parrsboro, CA	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Pine Islet Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Grafton, US	monthly snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Jamalpur, IN	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Kentville Cda, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Bathurst, CA	monthly low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Gloversville, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Mallina, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Chelsea, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Gardiner, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Jequie, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1966	Woodstock, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 522 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 20	344
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	5