Weather Records on 8 May 2003

1,420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 2003. Highest significance: Leeds, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 2003

On 8 May 2003, 1,420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,027 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,333 daily.
Leeds set a monthly record daily precipitation of 180.3 mm (7.1 in) on 8 May 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

1,420 stations

1,420 station records on 8 May 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
McDermitt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wertheim-Eichel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uybat	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 3 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kvale	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicsville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Childersburg Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,420 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 412, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 615, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 8 May 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	412
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	615
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 8 May 2003 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 68, daily 1,333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,008 broken records

Margins by which the 1,008 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 2003

Top 20 records on 8 May 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 2003	Leeds, US	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	82 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 May 2003	W Pt, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2003	McDermitt, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2003	McDermitt, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2003	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2003	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Wertheim-Eichel, DE	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Schmucke, DE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Uybat, RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Springview 2NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Ashland 3 ENE, US	monthly rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Vernon, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Talladega, US	monthly rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Kvale, NO	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Vinita 2 N, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	123 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2003	Hurbanovo, SK	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	46 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 1,420 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 2003-05-08: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	971
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1