Weather Records on 8 April 1914

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1914. Highest significance: Burlington, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 1914

On 8 April 1914, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 40 daily.
Burlington set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 8 April 1914.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

42 stations

42 station records on 8 April 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 8 April 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	6
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 April 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 40.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records

Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1914

Top 20 records on 8 April 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1914	Burlington, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Madison Wb City, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Houston Wb City, US	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Dubuque River, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Santa Fe, US	monthly low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Toledo Blade, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Oakey Creek, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Whitehead, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Hvar, HR	daily high min	13.8 C (56.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Escanaba, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Toledo Blade, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Escanaba, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	1 year	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1914	Peterborough, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	14 years	12 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1914. 1914 had 42 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 April 1914
Margin	Records
0 to 10	26
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1