Weather Records on 8 May 1967

573 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1967. Highest significance: Bathurst, CA.

Key Facts for 8 May 1967

On 8 May 1967, 573 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 527 daily.
Bathurst set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 8 May 1967.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

573 stations

573 station records on 8 May 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Caiada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iratinga (Sao Miguel)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonito de Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Giant Forest	United States	Record snow depth	175.3 cm (69.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca (Imoroti)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Bento Do Una	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

573 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 8 May 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 8 May 1967 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 45, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1967

Top 20 records on 8 May 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1967	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1967	Natal, BR	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	daily rain	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Huntington Lake, US	daily snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Serra Caiada, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Sobral, BR	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Grindstone Island, CA	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	West Yellowstone, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Wanakena Rngr School, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	monthly snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Sao Jose de Piranhas, BR	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Houston Wb City, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Aracatiacu, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1967	Farmington, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	39 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1967. 1967 had 573 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 200	472
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1