Weather Records on 8 May 1974

777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1974. Highest significance: Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1974

On 8 May 1974, 777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 242 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 755 daily.
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 8 May 1974.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

777 stations

777 station records on 8 May 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lyons Sdg (Tar 354 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob (Gilles Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wirraminna Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ketchowla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hesso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Pernatty Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Narrina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrappa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maracanau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Twins Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington (Range Vue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

777 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 May 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	181
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 May 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 755.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

633 broken records

Margins by which the 633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1974

Top 20 records on 8 May 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1974	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1974	Coondambo, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1974	Whyalla (Nonowie), AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1974	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1974	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1974	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1974	Bimbowrie, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1974	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1974	Lyons Sdg (Tar 354 Mile), AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1974	Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill), AU	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1974	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1974	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1974	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1974	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	monthly rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1974	Yunta (Winnininnie), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1974	Copley (Myrtle Springs), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1974	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1974	Quorn, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1974	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1974	Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	50 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 777 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 10	526
10 to 20	64
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1