Weather Records on 8 April 1945

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1945. Highest significance: Wyndham Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 8 April 1945

On 8 April 1945, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 650 daily.
Wyndham Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 171.2 mm (6.7 in) on 8 April 1945.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 8 April 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	293.4 mm (11.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thulimbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burruer (Illaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kiolakaa 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	267.2 mm (10.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 326, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 April 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 April 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

578 broken records

Margins by which the 578 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1945

Top 20 records on 8 April 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1945	Wyndham Post Office, AU	monthly rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Almora, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Dalmorton Homestead, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Sutton Forest (Uralba), AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Bodalla Post Office, AU	all-time rain	293.4 mm (11.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Pilao Arcado, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Dalveen, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Thulimbah, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1945	Curlewis (Wandobah), AU	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	42 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1945. 1945 had 669 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 1945-04-08: 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 20	491
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1