Weather Records on 8 May 2012

709 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 2012. Highest significance: Everglades, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 2012

On 8 May 2012, 709 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 701 daily.
Everglades set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 8 May 2012.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

709 stations

709 station records on 8 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rilland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Andoya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxolotan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ozona	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terneuzen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Copainala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	46.5 C (115.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

709 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 8 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 8 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 2012

Top 20 records on 8 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 2012	Everglades, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2012	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Eden, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Llano, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Butler 2 SW, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Albion, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Beverly Stp, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Parkersburg AP, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Finca Ocotlan, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Rilland, NL	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Andoya, NO	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Hanover, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	125 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Ravenna 2 S, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Canon City, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Logansport, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Salida, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2012	Piqua, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	43 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 709 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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Data for records on 2012-05-08: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	584
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1