Weather Records on 8 May 2011

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 2011. Highest significance: Legaspi, PH.

Key Facts for 8 May 2011

On 8 May 2011, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 589 daily.
Legaspi set a daily record precipitation of 108.7 mm (4.3 in) on 8 May 2011.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 8 May 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kii-Kahuku 911	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yuanping	China	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaspiyskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zuni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yandaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elista	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yibin	China	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bossangoa	Central African Republic	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gondar	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barking Sands	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn - Cynthia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yichang	China	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	45.5 C (113.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wellesbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gage AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchong	China	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anqing	China	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhikimda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaskul	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gigant	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Larrainzar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 May 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 May 2011 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 2011

Top 20 records on 8 May 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 2011	Legaspi, PH	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Kii-Kahuku 911, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	119 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Buxton, GB	daily high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Leuchars, GB	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	132 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Cascade 20 SSE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Kaneohe 838.1, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Yuanping, CN	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Oxford, GB	daily high min	13.8 C (56.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Durham, GB	daily high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Kaspiyskiy, RU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Yulin, CN	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Bradford, GB	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Zuni, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2011	Cet Central England, GB	daily high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 602 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	460
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1