Weather Records on 8 May 1999

985 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1999. Highest significance: The Dalles, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 1999

On 8 May 1999, 985 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 580 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 955 daily.
The Dalles set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -0.6 C (30.9 F) on 8 May 1999.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

985 stations

985 station records on 8 May 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowler	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huili	China	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Polebridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drummond Aviation	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prosser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

985 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 306, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 274, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 May 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	306
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	274
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 May 1999 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 955.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

780 broken records

Margins by which the 780 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1999

Top 20 records on 8 May 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1999	The Dalles, US	monthly low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Bowler, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Huili, CN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Tbilisi, GE	monthly low max	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Riggins, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Cove 1 E, US	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Northfield, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Hanover, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Blaine, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Northport, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Saint Ignatius, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Enosburg Falls, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Calero Camp, PR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Hamilton, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Chelsea, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Wilbur, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Palenque (Dge), MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1999	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	0.1 C (32.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	76 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1999. 1999 had 985 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 50	779
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1