Weather Records on 7 May 2008

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 2008. Highest significance: Rockwell City, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 2008

On 7 May 2008, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 513 daily.
Rockwell City set a daily record precipitation of 75.9 mm (3.0 in) on 7 May 2008.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 7 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Popejoy 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eldora	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pesqueira	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Herreras	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utklippan	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coyuquilla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cortazar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Groznyj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 7 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 7 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1041.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 2008

Top 20 records on 7 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 2008	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Hebron, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Bison 3NW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Ness City, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Ewing, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Burdett 3S, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Trousdale 1 NE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Elizabethton, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Fowler 1 SE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Laurel Mtn, US	daily snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Elizabethton, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Popejoy 1S, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Gaddede, SE	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Eldora, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Chiconautla, MX	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Pesqueira, MX	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Boone, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2008	Hay Springs, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	39 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 526 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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	403
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1