Weather Records on 8 May 1970

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1970. Highest significance: New Salem 5NW, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1970

On 8 May 1970, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 483 daily.
New Salem 5NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 8 May 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 8 May 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Velsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Americana (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sar'ja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	215.0 cm (84.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vinhedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Pirajibu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jundiai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amidon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mococa C4-018	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salto Grande (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 May 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 May 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1970

Top 20 records on 8 May 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1970	New Salem 5NW, US	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1970	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1970	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1970	Glenora, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	New England, US	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Sao Paulo, BR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Velsk, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Wyola 1 SW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Amanzamnyama (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Usina Americana (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Sar'ja, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Etwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	215.0 cm (84.6 in)	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Glen Eland, ZA	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Colstrip, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Vinhedo, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1970	Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	43 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 501 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	423
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1