Weather Records on 8 May 1979

1,113 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1979. Highest significance: Saint Leo, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1979

On 8 May 1979, 1,113 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
354 were record highs and 349 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,061 daily.
Saint Leo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 281.4 mm (11.1 in) on 8 May 1979.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,113 stations

1,113 station records on 8 May 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	281.4 mm (11.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pinhal (Eloy Chaves)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campina da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lome	Togo	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Americana (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Governador Fernando Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pirassununga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alice (Watervale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Do Massaim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,113 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 212, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 8 May 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	212
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 8 May 1979 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 48, daily 1,061.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

857 broken records

Margins by which the 857 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1979

Top 20 records on 8 May 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1979	Saint Leo, US	monthly rain	281.4 mm (11.1 in)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	55 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1979	Hatch, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1979	Plant City, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1979	West Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1979	Tampa Intl AP, US	all-time rain	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1979	St Petersburg, US	monthly rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	2 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Ocala, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Panguitch, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Norwood, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Usina Pinhal (Eloy Chaves), BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Folkston 3 SW, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Paragonah, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Campina da Alegria, BR	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Palisade, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Lome, TG	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Green Mt Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1979	Welland, CA	daily high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	103 years	44 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 1,113 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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Data for records on 1979-05-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	800
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1