Weather Records on 8 May 2014

958 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 2014. Highest significance: Gluckstadt, DE.

Key Facts for 8 May 2014

On 8 May 2014, 958 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
358 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 944 daily.
Gluckstadt set a daily record precipitation of 33.6 mm (1.3 in) on 8 May 2014.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

958 stations

958 station records on 8 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Martin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Graham Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgaranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jaroma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg/Elbe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	262.6 mm (10.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
North Fork	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

958 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 411, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 8 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	411
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 8 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 944.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

792 broken records

Margins by which the 792 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 2014

Top 20 records on 8 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 2014	Gluckstadt, DE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2014	Yuin, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Gabyon, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Santiago 3 E, US	all-time rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Martin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Chadron 3SW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Ferris, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Mundaring Weir, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Kirkalocka, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Jalna, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	118 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Wittenborn, DE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Dalton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Hemingford, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Lower Chittering, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau, DE	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2014	Graham Rock, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	47 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2014. 2014 had 958 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 2014-05-08: 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	715
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2