Weather Records on 8 May 1997

973 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1997. Highest significance: Sterlitamak, RU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1997

On 8 May 1997, 973 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 947 daily.
Sterlitamak set a daily record precipitation of 31.4 mm (1.2 in) on 8 May 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

973 stations

973 station records on 8 May 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kapapala Rch 36	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wailua Kai 1065	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murici	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua Seco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bardwell 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tokmak	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lampang	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trent	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

973 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 8 May 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 8 May 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 947.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

812 broken records

Margins by which the 812 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1997

Top 20 records on 8 May 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1997	Sterlitamak, RU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Kapapala Rch 36, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Quendon, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Atotonilco, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Asahikawa, JP	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Hiroshima, JP	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Takayama, JP	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Wailua Kai 1065, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Cooyar Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Majuro Wbas AP, MH	monthly rain	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	42 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 973 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 2026-10-17 (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 100	794
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	2