Weather Records on 8 May 1969

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1969. Highest significance: Anniston Metro AP, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1969

On 8 May 1969, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 532 daily.
Anniston Metro AP set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 8 May 1969.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 8 May 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Cabonga	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham Chute	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manaira (Alagoa Nova)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 May 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 May 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1969

Top 20 records on 8 May 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1969	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1969	Morgan City, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Talladega, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Birmingham AP, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Stratton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Barrage Cabonga, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Table Rock 4N, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Mount Forest, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Tiffin, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Paca-Ata, KG	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Centerville, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Bingham Chute, CA	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Calera, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1969	Manaira (Alagoa Nova), BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	37 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 542 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	412
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1