Weather Records on 8 May 1990

715 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1990. Highest significance: Karamay, CN.

Key Facts for 8 May 1990

On 8 May 1990, 715 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 700 daily.
Karamay set an all-time record daily precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 8 May 1990.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

715 stations

715 station records on 8 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karamay	China	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bad Schwalbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Temir	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weismain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kehmen-Diekirch	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkona	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Temixco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

715 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

564 broken records

Margins by which the 564 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1990

Top 20 records on 8 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1990	Karamay, CN	all-time rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1990	Bad Schwalbach, DE	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1990	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	McAllen, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Temir, KZ	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Mission 4 W, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Weismain, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Paisley, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Lop Buri, TH	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Valier, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Soldier Summit, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Kehmen-Diekirch, LU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Biedenkopf, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Independence, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Faribault, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Milaca, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1990	Primghar, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	38 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1990. 1990 had 715 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 1990-05-08: 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 20	544
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1