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Weather Records on 8 April 1905

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1905. Highest significance: Cape Northumberland, AU.

Key Facts for 8 April 1905

  • On 8 April 1905, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Cape Northumberland set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 8 April 1905.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 8 April 1905 20 station records on 8 April 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 8 April 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 April 1905: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature19.2 C (66.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature29.2 C (84.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ferntree GullyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.5 C (65.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.4 C (31.3 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 8 April 1905 by type Records set or tied on 8 April 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 April 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 8 April 1905 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 April 1905 by timescale Records on 8 April 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 April 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19.
Records on 8 April 1905 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 April 1905 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 3: 103 to 5: 35 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 218 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 April 1905
MarginRecords
0 to 310
3 to 53
5 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 182
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1905
Top 20 records on 8 April 1905 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 April 1905Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)8 years38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1905Portland, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)28 years38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1905Mount Gambier Post Office, AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)14 years29 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low max2.2 C (36.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)23 years27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Salzburg, ATmonthly low max1.5 C (34.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max19.2 C (66.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Hambantota, LKdaily low max29.2 C (84.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Ferntree Gully, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min18.5 C (65.3 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)14 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Galway, IEdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Fort Sill, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)0 years7 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min-0.4 C (31.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)7 years5 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie43 years4 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low max (Tie)3.0 C (37.4 F)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Salzburg, ATdaily low min (Tie)-2.0 C (28.4 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1905Toledo Blade, USdaily low min (Tie)-3.9 C (25.0 F)tie18 years2 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 1905
Records on 04-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1905. 1905 had 20 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 1905. 1905 had 20 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).