Weather Records on 8 May 1976

989 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1976. Highest significance: Summit WSO AP, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1976

On 8 May 1976, 989 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 481 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 969 daily.
Summit WSO AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 8 May 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

989 stations

989 station records on 8 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lajeado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montenegro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dona Francisca (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amealco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duved	Sweden	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

989 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 219, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 262, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 8 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	219
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	262
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 8 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 969.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

820 broken records

Margins by which the 820 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1976

Top 20 records on 8 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1976	Summit WSO AP, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Songkhla, TH	daily rain	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Bon Wier, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Marathon, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Shubuta, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Flagstaff AP, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Podor, SN	daily low min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Gaddede, SE	daily snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Milan, IT	daily high max	29.2 C (84.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Alpine, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	De Bilt, NL	daily high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Lajeado, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily high max	30.1 C (86.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Muenster, DE	daily high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Eelde, NL	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Isleworth, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1976	Fredericksburg, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	69 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 989 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 100	812
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2