Weather Records on 8 April 1937

129 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1937. Highest significance: Kotagiri, IN.

Key Facts for 8 April 1937

On 8 April 1937, 129 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 129 daily.
Kotagiri set a daily record precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 8 April 1937.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

129 stations

129 station records on 8 April 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	156.0 cm (61.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Koraput	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

129 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 April 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 April 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

103 broken records

Margins by which the 103 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 580.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1937

Top 20 records on 8 April 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1937	Kotagiri, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1937	Dharmapuri, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Mt Pleasant 2 W, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	156.0 cm (61.4 in)	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Talladega, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Herefoss, NO	daily snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Sheffield, GB	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Westcliffe, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Clarinda, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Fergana, UZ	daily high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	53 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Pundi, IN	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Atner, IN	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Badvel, IN	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1937	Cet Central England, GB	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	24 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1937. 1937 had 129 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	98
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1