Weather Records on 8 May 1995

1,340 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1995. Highest significance: The Cliff, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 May 1995

On 8 May 1995, 1,340 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,280 daily.
The Cliff set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 8 May 1995.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

1,340 stations

1,340 station records on 8 May 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Archer	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rheboksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leadville Lake Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Itarana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mongu	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upton 13 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Terrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Guarda (Parque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nowata	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Peter 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lohr/Main-Steinbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,340 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 791, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 8 May 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	791
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 8 May 1995 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 51, daily 1,280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,135 broken records

Margins by which the 1,135 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1995

Top 20 records on 8 May 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1995	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1995	Kirksville, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	101 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1995	Archer, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1995	Rheboksfontein, ZA	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1995	Iola 1 W, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1995	Colony, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1995	Lebanon, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1995	Akron Washington Co AP, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1995	Roanoke, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1995	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1995	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1995	Bristow, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1995	General Wayne A Downing Intl A, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1995	Chugwater, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1995	Vandalia, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1995	Leadville Lake Co AP, US	monthly snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1995	Itarana, BR	monthly rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1995	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1995	Bethany, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1995	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	54 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1995. 1995 had 1,340 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 1995-05-08: 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	1,094
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1