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Weather Records on 8 April 1901

6 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1901. Highest significance: Vaexjoe, SE.

Key Facts for 8 April 1901

  • On 8 April 1901, 6 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Vaexjoe set a daily record precipitation of 5.9 mm (0.23 in) on 8 April 1901.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

6 stations
Weather records on 8 April 1901 6 station records on 8 April 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
6 station records on 8 April 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 April 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.9 mm (0.23 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature19.5 C (67.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature33.7 C (92.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

6 records
Records on 8 April 1901 by type Records set or tied on 8 April 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 0123Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 April 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 8 April 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 April 1901 by timescale Records on 8 April 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 April 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6.
Records on 8 April 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 April 1901 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.5. Ties are not counted. 011220.0 to 0.5: 10.5 to 1.0: 21.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 20.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.5
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 April 1901
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.51
0.5 to 1.02
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.52

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1901
Top 6 records on 8 April 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 April 1901Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain5.9 mm (0.23 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)14 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1901Saint John, CAdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1901Sydney, CAdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1901Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high max19.5 C (67.1 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1901Saint John, CAdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max33.7 C (92.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)5 years7 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

1798 to 1901
Records on 04-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1901. 1901 had 6 records. 01,0002,0003,0001798: 11809: 31815: 11830: 11837: 11838: 11843: 11847: 11848: 11854: 11859: 11860: 11864: 51865: 11866: 11871: 31877: 11879: 11881: 11883: 21886: 11887: 21888: 31889: 41890: 21894: 31895: 31896: 21897: 21898: 31899: 31900: 71901: 61902: 91903: 91904: 71905: 201906: 41907: 201908: 181909: 161910: 201911: 171912: 841913: 81914: 421915: 691916: 1001917: 421918: 431919: 821920: 901921: 4401922: 1171923: 1091924: 1941925: 1841926: 1641927: 1601928: 4501929: 6141930: 2611931: 4471932: 1051933: 1581934: 1901935: 5231936: 6621937: 1291938: 8131939: 7071940: 2541941: 2351942: 3591943: 5341944: 2831945: 6691946: 3371947: 2631948: 5691949: 2061950: 9321951: 2441952: 5621953: 5191954: 3221955: 3061956: 6211957: 3971958: 3601959: 4211960: 3661961: 6231962: 4701963: 5661964: 8141965: 4731966: 3151967: 5681968: 4991969: 7651970: 3991971: 7981972: 1,6361973: 1,1041974: 5591975: 1,4101976: 3831977: 1,4691978: 8221979: 4461980: 7551981: 7361982: 2,6901983: 1,3211984: 1,0411985: 8261986: 9011987: 7831988: 1,2241989: 1,3601990: 9071991: 1,8861992: 5341993: 7061994: 6781995: 8121996: 1,2891997: 2,0091998: 1,1011999: 1,2212000: 8172001: 1,8652002: 7612003: 1,9182004: 6762005: 9762006: 6802007: 2,6812008: 8962009: 1,0272010: 1,1282011: 1,1972012: 4072013: 7112014: 7152015: 8252016: 9242017: 5842018: 1,7452019: 8262020: 9162021: 7422022: 9302023: 5852024: 1,2562025: 4842026: 4071798187719011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1901. 1901 had 6 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-08 in each year
YearRecords
17981
18093
18151
18301
18371
18381
18431
18471
18481
18541
18591
18601
18645
18651
18661
18713
18771
18791
18811
18832
18861
18872
18883
18894
18902
18943
18953
18962
18972
18983
18993
19007
19016
19029
19039
19047
190520
19064
190720
190818
190916
191020
191117
191284
19138
191442
191569
1916100
191742
191843
191982
192090
1921440
1922117
1923109
1924194
1925184
1926164
1927160
1928450
1929614
1930261
1931447
1932105
1933158
1934190
1935523
1936662
1937129
1938813
1939707
1940254
1941235
1942359
1943534
1944283
1945669
1946337
1947263
1948569
1949206
1950932
1951244
1952562
1953519
1954322
1955306
1956621
1957397
1958360
1959421
1960366
1961623
1962470
1963566
1964814
1965473
1966315
1967568
1968499
1969765
1970399
1971798
19721,636
19731,104
1974559
19751,410
1976383
19771,469
1978822
1979446
1980755
1981736
19822,690
19831,321
19841,041
1985826
1986901
1987783
19881,224
19891,360
1990907
19911,886
1992534
1993706
1994678
1995812
19961,289
19972,009
19981,101
19991,221
2000817
20011,865
2002761
20031,918
2004676
2005976
2006680
20072,681
2008896
20091,027
20101,128
20111,197
2012407
2013711
2014715
2015825
2016924
2017584
20181,745
2019826
2020916
2021742
2022930
2023585
20241,256
2025484
2026407

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).