Weather Records on 8 May 1996

908 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1996. Highest significance: Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1996

On 8 May 1996, 908 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
449 were record highs and 287 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 886 daily.
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca set a daily record precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 8 May 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

908 stations

908 station records on 8 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Anahola 1114	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Schonefeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roca	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ph Wainiha 1115	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mengzi	China	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wapato	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Coco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Overton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

908 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 8 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 8 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

684 broken records

Margins by which the 684 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1996

Top 20 records on 8 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1996	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1996	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1996	Rushville, US	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1996	Anahola 1114, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Berlin-Schonefeld, DE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Roca, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Ph Wainiha 1115, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Fairmont, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Chuxiong, CN	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Palestine, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Beardstown, US	all-time rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Hickman, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Virginia, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Boulder City, US	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low min	0.9 C (33.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1996	Arroyo Frio, MX	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	10 years	40 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 908 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 1996-05-08: 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 25	658
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1