Weather Records on 8 May 1971

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1971. Highest significance: Centralia, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1971

On 8 May 1971, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 403 daily.
Centralia set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 8 May 1971.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

413 stations

413 station records on 8 May 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	163.2 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carpina (Floresta Dos Leoes)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chambarak	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Island Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Areal (Granja Gabi)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Idria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pendencias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kupino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cabazon	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bes-Oba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Martuni	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 May 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 May 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1971

Top 20 records on 8 May 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1971	Centralia, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1971	Rico, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1971	Yreka, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1971	Santo Antonio, BR	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1971	Crested Butte, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1971	Canguaretama, BR	monthly rain	163.2 mm (6.4 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1971	Carpina (Floresta Dos Leoes), BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1971	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1971	Tacoma, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1971	Tambe (Itambe), BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1971	Chambarak, AM	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1971	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1971	Escada, BR	daily rain	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1971	Pioche, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1971	Pekisko, CA	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1971	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1971	Middletown, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1971	Fremont 5 NW, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1971	Gumri, AM	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1971	Ceara-Mirim, BR	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1971. 1971 had 413 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	317
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1