Weather Records on 8 April 1919

82 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1919. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 8 April 1919

On 8 April 1919, 82 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 79 daily.
Jena Sternwarte set a daily record precipitation of 25.3 mm (1.0 in) on 8 April 1919.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

82 stations

82 station records on 8 April 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

82 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 8 April 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 April 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 79.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

71 broken records

Margins by which the 71 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1919

Top 20 records on 8 April 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1919	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1919	Metten, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1919	Magdeburg, DE	monthly rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1919	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1919	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Mantova, IT	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Zerbst, DE	monthly rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Westminster, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Waren, DE	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Baku, AZ	daily rain	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Plauen, DE	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	The Rock (Bullenbong), AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1919	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	22 years	20 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1919. 1919 had 82 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 1919
Margin	Records
0 to 10	55
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1