Weather Records on 8 May 1993

892 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1993. Highest significance: Suhobuzimskoe, RU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1993

On 8 May 1993, 892 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 874 daily.
Suhobuzimskoe set an all-time record daily precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 8 May 1993.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

892 stations

892 station records on 8 May 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suhobuzimskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bushong 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eindhoven-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ohs	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Young America 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chania	Greece	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 10 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barneston	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leende	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heibloem (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Ville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harveyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jasga	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Micos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlap 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dechanabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

892 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 May 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 May 1993 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 874.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

724 broken records

Margins by which the 724 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1993

Top 20 records on 8 May 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1993	Suhobuzimskoe, RU	all-time rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1993	Pipestone, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1993	Tyler, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Madill, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Windom, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Pettibone, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Blue Rapids, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Bushong 5 W, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Gaylord, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Pontotoc 1N, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Eindhoven-1, NL	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Ohs, SE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Dushanbe, TJ	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Cando 1E, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Marshall, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Weert, NL	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Young America 1SW, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1993	Chania, GR	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	47 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1993. 1993 had 892 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 1993-05-08: 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 10	594
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	36
30 to 40	19
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	5
70 to 80	5