Weather Records on 8 May 2006

801 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 2006. Highest significance: Ai-Petri, UA.

Key Facts for 8 May 2006

On 8 May 2006, 801 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
363 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 768 daily.
Ai-Petri set a daily record precipitation of 71.3 mm (2.8 in) on 8 May 2006.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

801 stations

801 station records on 8 May 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chifeng	China	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vardo	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weeki Wachee	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colquitt 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tikanlik	China	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benambra (the Brothers)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Triunfo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Tlazala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kremmling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zapotitlan Salinas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Korla	China	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Represa El Aleman	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

801 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 May 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 May 2006 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 25, daily 768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

618 broken records

Margins by which the 618 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 2006

Top 20 records on 8 May 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 2006	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2006	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Merluna, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Lille-Lesquin, FR	monthly rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Perote, MX	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Chifeng, CN	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Vardo, NO	daily high max	18.7 C (65.7 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Manteo AP, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	124 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Ulleungdo, KR	monthly low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Weeki Wachee, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Farmerville, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	La Crosse Muni AP, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Seward AP, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Colquitt 2 W, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Camp Crook, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2006	Fish Creek, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	37 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2006. 2006 had 801 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 20	603
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1