Weather Records on 8 April 1928

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1928. Highest significance: Elgin Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 8 April 1928

On 8 April 1928, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 416 daily.
Elgin Downs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 151.1 mm (5.9 in) on 8 April 1928.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 8 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Renova	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 8 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 8 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1928

Top 20 records on 8 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1928	Elgin Downs, AU	all-time rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1928	Algona, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1928	Quirindi Post Office, AU	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1928	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Port Arthur, CA	monthly low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	White River, CA	monthly low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Watford, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Plymouth, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Ft Morgan, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Lowell, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Moab, US	monthly low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Woodstock, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Aberdeen, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Boulder, US	monthly low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Portland, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Chestnut Hill, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Oshkosh, US	monthly low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1928	Roswell Muni AP, US	monthly low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	20 years	22 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1928. 1928 had 450 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	343
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1