Weather Records on 8 May 1980

722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1980. Highest significance: Franklyn Vale, AU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1980

On 8 May 1980, 722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 290 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 714 daily.
Franklyn Vale set a daily record precipitation of 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 8 May 1980.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

722 stations

722 station records on 8 May 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Towallum (Maxwelton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.0 mm (8.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laurier	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carazinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ecum Secum	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uglegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caplan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

722 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 225, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 May 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	225
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 May 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

592 broken records

Margins by which the 592 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1980

Top 20 records on 8 May 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1980	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1980	Towallum (Maxwelton), AU	monthly rain	219.0 mm (8.6 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Old Koreelah (McPherson), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Laurier, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Numinbah State Farm, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Union Hidalgo, MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Port Daniel, CA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Coloso, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Freewood, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Carazinho, BR	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Girua, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Ecum Secum, CA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Bauple, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Clarke City, CA	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Gympie, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1980	Mt Glorious Fahey Rd, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	39 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 722 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	563
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1