Weather Records on 8 May 2002

1,843 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 2002. Highest significance: Sidney, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 2002

On 8 May 2002, 1,843 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
768 were record highs and 648 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 121 monthly and 1,719 daily.
Sidney set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 8 May 2002.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

1,843 stations

1,843 station records on 8 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tagus	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zalma 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Advance 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grovespring 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,843 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 255, Lowest daily maximum 290, Highest daily minimum 513, Lowest daily minimum 358, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 8 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	255
Lowest daily maximum	290
Highest daily minimum	513
Lowest daily minimum	358
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 8 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 121, daily 1,719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,440 broken records

Margins by which the 1,440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 2002

Top 20 records on 8 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 2002	Sidney, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	87 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Farmington, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Perryville Wtp, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Tagus, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Zalma 4 E, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2002	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2002	Licking 4N, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2002	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2002	Rugby, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2002	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2002	Mansfield, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	57 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 1,843 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 2002-05-08: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	1,433
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1