Weather Records on 8 May 2017

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 2017. Highest significance: Aspendell, US.

Key Facts for 8 May 2017

On 8 May 2017, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 459 daily.
Aspendell set a daily record snowfall of 7.9 cm (3.1 in) on 8 May 2017.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 8 May 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley Unc	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whiskey Ck	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karam	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coconut Is 840.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Janaul	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nozovka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Apishapa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bialystok	Poland	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kajlastuj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Manuel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victorville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waikiki 717.2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akjoujt	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Izevsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duvan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Songpan	China	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orlinga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazachinskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norristown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 May 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 May 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 2017

Top 20 records on 8 May 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 2017	Aspendell, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Calistoga, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Greeley Unc, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Kislovodsk, RU	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Hillsdale, US	monthly low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Irkutsk, RU	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Whiskey Ck, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Mogoca, RU	daily high max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Mt Sterling, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Hot Springs, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Mersa Matruh, EG	daily high max	38.2 C (100.8 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Nouakchott, MR	daily high min	27.1 C (80.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Karam, RU	daily high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Miller, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Coconut Is 840.1, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2017	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	6 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 467 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	339
5 to 10	23
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1