Weather Records on 8 May 2013

686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 2013. Highest significance: Busselton Shire, AU.

Key Facts for 8 May 2013

On 8 May 2013, 686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 664 daily.
Busselton Shire set a daily record precipitation of 74.0 mm (2.9 in) on 8 May 2013.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

686 stations

686 station records on 8 May 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ulety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ludvika	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aston Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akjar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niwot	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mallee Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sektagli	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avondale Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eldora	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record snow depth	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medina Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Teterboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ghurka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jandakot Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guajataca Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jfk Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
College Obsy	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

686 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 8 May 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 8 May 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 2013

Top 20 records on 8 May 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 2013	Busselton Shire, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2013	Laguardia AP, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Chapman Hill, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	126 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Ulety, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Kirup, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Woodstock 2 NE, US	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Mosman Park, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Cowaramup, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Ludvika, SE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Aston Downs, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Akjar, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Buchanan, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	126 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Flagler 1S, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Niwot, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2013	Northway AP, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	44 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2013. 2013 had 686 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 2026-10-17 (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 100	603
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1