Weather Records on 5 May 2008

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 2008. Highest significance: Embrun, FR.

Key Facts for 5 May 2008

On 5 May 2008, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 439 daily.
Embrun set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 5 May 2008.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 5 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Utklippan	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cortazar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maricao 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uch-Aral	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bredy	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cordell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pesqueira	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fedor 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 5 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 5 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 439.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1067.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 2008

Top 20 records on 5 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2008	Embrun, FR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	130 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2008	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Dalnerechensk, RU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Buffalo, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Hay Springs, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Laurel Mtn, US	daily snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Utklippan, SE	daily high max	16.3 C (61.3 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Palmerville, AU	daily low min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Quito, MX	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Elizabethton, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Dutch Harbor, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Dodge City, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Norman 3SSE, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2008	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily high max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 453 records.

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

Records on 05-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1836	1
1837	1
1840	1
1850	4
1852	1
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1861	5
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1888	3
1889	5
1890	2
1891	3
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	3
1901	2
1902	5
1903	9
1904	14
1905	17
1906	4
1907	16
1908	14
1909	17
1910	19
1911	17
1912	17
1913	46
1914	39
1915	73
1916	98
1917	70
1918	24
1919	77
1920	41
1921	63
1922	98
1923	139
1924	132
1925	143
1926	220
1927	115
1928	149
1929	256
1930	469
1931	250
1932	166
1933	339
1934	448
1935	417
1936	377
1937	159
1938	362
1939	222
1940	446
1941	415
1942	529
1943	427
1944	1,237
1945	355
1946	306
1947	528
1948	671
1949	1,099
1950	893
1951	174
1952	723
1953	659
1954	607
1955	382
1956	363
1957	561
1958	404
1959	587
1960	773
1961	644
1962	261
1963	249
1964	643
1965	724
1966	1,413
1967	613
1968	434
1969	530
1970	386
1971	444
1972	292
1973	542
1974	716
1975	711
1976	402
1977	708
1978	1,033
1979	1,534
1980	562
1981	524
1982	659
1983	475
1984	767
1985	463
1986	968
1987	895
1988	820
1989	941
1990	1,511
1991	1,176
1992	1,004
1993	725
1994	743
1995	888
1996	1,368
1997	1,220
1998	1,707
1999	1,301
2000	1,442
2001	963
2002	883
2003	1,792
2004	1,401
2005	1,009
2006	657
2007	850
2008	453
2009	751
2010	1,053
2011	857
2012	1,281
2013	1,265
2014	680
2015	783
2016	554
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	538

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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 200	325
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1