Weather Records on 1 May 2008

979 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 2008. Highest significance: Lindsay, US.

Key Facts for 1 May 2008

On 1 May 2008, 979 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 439 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 892 daily.
Lindsay set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 1 May 2008.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

979 stations

979 station records on 1 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wolf Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Terry 21 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	213.4 cm (84.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Circle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Peck Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cohagen	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orkelljunga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emiliano Zapata	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mackenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edgemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Content 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

979 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 323, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 1 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	323
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 1 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 85, daily 892.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

742 broken records

Margins by which the 742 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1296.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 2008

Top 20 records on 1 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 2008	Lindsay, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2008	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	131 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2008	Wolf Pt, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	102 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2008	Baker, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2008	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	114 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2008	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Glasgow, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Belltower, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Mizpah 4 NNW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Terry 21 NNW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Laurel Mtn, US	monthly snow depth	213.4 cm (84.0 in)	129.6 cm (51.0 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Circle, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Ft Peck Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Ixcamilpa (Cfe), MX	monthly low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Knobs 4 SW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Hayden, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Jesus del Monte, MX	all-time high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Elk City 1NE, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2008	Black Rock, US	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	49 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 979 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 2008-05-01: 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 2026-10-17 (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 200	741
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1