Weather Records on 8 April 1938

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1938. Highest significance: Clanton, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 1938

On 8 April 1938, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 142 monthly and 667 daily.
Clanton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 228.6 mm (9.0 in) on 8 April 1938.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 8 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	285.8 mm (11.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 255, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 8 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	255
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 8 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 142, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 864.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1938

Top 20 records on 8 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1938	Clanton, US	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Mount Forest, CA	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Marshalltown, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	New Hampton, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Columbus, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Ashland, US	monthly snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	St Joseph, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Enid, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Chillicothe, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Bancroft, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Aurora Water, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Haskell, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Demopolis Lock 4, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Le Mars, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Mt Ayr, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1938	Shubuta, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	49 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1938. 1938 had 813 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1938-04-08: 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 200	679
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	1