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Weather Records on 8 April 1909

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1909. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 8 April 1909

  • On 8 April 1909, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high maximum temperature of 22.0 C (71.6 F) on 8 April 1909.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 8 April 1909 16 station records on 8 April 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 8 April 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 April 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature16.8 C (62.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 8 April 1909 by type Records set or tied on 8 April 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 April 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 8 April 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 April 1909 by timescale Records on 8 April 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 April 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 8 April 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 April 1909 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.4. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 102 to 4: 14 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 April 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 210
2 to 41
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1909
Top 16 records on 8 April 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 April 1909Oxford, GBdaily high max22.0 C (71.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)43 years24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min11.1 C (52.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)45 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Dalhousie, CAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Kinchega, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Santa Fe, USdaily low max7.2 C (45.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Portland Rfc City, USdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low max2.2 C (36.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Dubuque River, USdaily low max1.7 C (35.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Sydney, CAdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Armagh, GBdaily high max (Tie)16.8 C (62.2 F)tie49 years5 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Middletown 4 W, USdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years4 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min (Tie)8.0 C (46.4 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Chatham, CAdaily high min (Tie)0.6 C (33.1 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1909Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high min (Tie)8.9 C (48.0 F)tie6 years1 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 1909
Records on 04-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1909. 1909 had 16 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 1909. 1909 had 16 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).