Weather Records on 8 May 2022

908 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 2022. Highest significance: Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 8 May 2022

On 8 May 2022, 908 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 445 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 853 daily.
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 8 May 2022.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

908 stations

908 station records on 8 May 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hobart Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orielton (East Orielton Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho (Bowsden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boundary Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Muni Crews Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Kamchatsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bruslee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valujki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

908 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 329, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 May 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	329
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 May 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 55, daily 853.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

720 broken records

Margins by which the 720 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 2022

Top 20 records on 8 May 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 2022	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	130 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 May 2022	Dover, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2022	Levendale, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2022	Mount Wellington, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2022	Hobart Airport, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2022	Fort Direction, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Wattle Hill, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Orielton (East Orielton Road), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Ust-Maja, RU	daily high min	7.9 C (46.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Oakdale, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	124 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Trinidad, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2022	Purcellville, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2022. 2022 had 908 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 50	714
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1