Weather Records on 8 April 1942

359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1942. Highest significance: Cinclare, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 1942

On 8 April 1942, 359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 337 daily.
Cinclare set a monthly record daily precipitation of 196.9 mm (7.8 in) on 8 April 1942.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

359 stations

359 station records on 8 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flint	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gudha	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

359 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1942

Top 20 records on 8 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1942	Cinclare, US	monthly rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1942	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Baton Rouge, US	monthly rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Arthur City, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Jefferson, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Bee Branch, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	New Burnside, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Ancho, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Mahespur, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Naples 1 SW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Alexandria, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1942	Doniphan, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	43 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1942. 1942 had 359 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 20	226
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1