Weather Records on 8 April 1921

440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1921. Highest significance: Currandooley, AU.

Key Facts for 8 April 1921

On 8 April 1921, 440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 417 daily.
Currandooley set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 8 April 1921.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

440 stations

440 station records on 8 April 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Currandooley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.4 mm (10.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Borambola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brogers Creek Upper (Cookville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Majura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brewongle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Gipsy Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

440 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 357, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 8 April 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	357
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 April 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 231.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1921

Top 20 records on 8 April 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1921	Currandooley, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	monthly rain	261.4 mm (10.3 in)	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Goulburn, AU	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Belconnen (Weetangerra), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Queanbeyan 2, AU	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1921	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1921. 1921 had 440 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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Data for records on 1921-04-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	407
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1