Weather Records on 8 April 1941

235 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1941. Highest significance: Weissenburg, DE.

Key Facts for 8 April 1941

On 8 April 1941, 235 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 230 daily.
Weissenburg set a daily record snow depth of 10.0 cm (3.9 in) on 8 April 1941.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

235 stations

235 station records on 8 April 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tamarack	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

235 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 8 April 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 8 April 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 230.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1941

Top 20 records on 8 April 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1941	Weissenburg, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1941	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1941	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1941	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1941	Palasbari, IN	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1941	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1941	Hendrikspan (Skl), ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1941	Moselle Downs Station, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1941	Elgin, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1941	Stanton, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1941	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1941	Castlewood, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1941	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1941	Norfolk, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1941	Oakdale, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1941	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1941	Beerlaagte, ZA	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1941	Odesa, UA	daily high min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1941	Schuyler, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1941	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	26 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1941. 1941 had 235 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 50	202
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1