Weather Records on 8 May 1982

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1982. Highest significance: Huaquechula, MX.

Key Facts for 8 May 1982

On 8 May 1982, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 552 daily.
Huaquechula set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 8 May 1982.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 8 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huaquechula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fagered	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Ignacio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chardon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westwold	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Penza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mohicanville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Ephrem	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hopedale (Aut)	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karabulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1982

Top 20 records on 8 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1982	Huaquechula, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Fagered, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Gudermes, RU	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Lebanon, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Skogsforsen, SE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Cold Bay AP, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Grebbeshult, SE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Ust-Njukzha, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Uniao Dos Palmares, BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Linhult_D, SE	monthly rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Halmstad, SE	daily low max	8.2 C (46.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Richmond, CA	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Bolivar, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1982	Highland Home, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1982	Mt Pleasant, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1982	Misantla, MX	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	51 years	32 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 557 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	399
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1