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Weather Records on 8 April 1908

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1908. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 April 1908

  • On 8 April 1908, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Royal Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 31.3 mm (1.2 in) on 8 April 1908.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 8 April 1908 18 station records on 8 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 8 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 April 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.3 mm (1.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PinskBelarusRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low maximum temperature10.9 C (51.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 8 April 1908 by type Records set or tied on 8 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 8 April 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 April 1908 by timescale Records on 8 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18.
Records on 8 April 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 April 1908 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 105 to 10: 110 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 April 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 510
5 to 101
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1908
Top 18 records on 8 April 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 April 1908Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain31.3 mm (1.2 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)34 years33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Caledon (Pol), ZAdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Southampton, CAdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Pinsk, BYdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Parry Sound, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Woodstock, CAdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Riva, ITdaily low max10.9 C (51.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Washington, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max (Tie)2.2 C (36.0 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Beatrice, CAdaily low max (Tie)0.6 C (33.1 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1908Quebec, CAdaily low max (Tie)-2.8 C (27.0 F)tie19 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 1908
Records on 04-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1908. 1908 had 18 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: 9262017: 5842018: 1,7422019: 8242020: 9072021: 7382022: 9292023: 5842024: 1,2562025: 4841798187719011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1908. 1908 had 18 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
2016926
2017584
20181,742
2019824
2020907
2021738
2022929
2023584
20241,256
2025484

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).