Weather Records on 8 April 1948

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1948. Highest significance: Frankfort Downtown, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 1948

On 8 April 1948, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 552 daily.
Frankfort Downtown set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 8 April 1948.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 8 April 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmeiro Dos Indios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 April 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 April 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1948

Top 20 records on 8 April 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1948	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1948	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1948	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1948	Morden, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1948	Mine Centre, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1948	Kindersley, CA	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	13.8 C (24.8 F)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1948	Ashwood, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1948	Union 3 SSE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1948	Tallapoosa 2 N, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1948	Ignace, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1948	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1948	Klintonel, CA	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1948	Colusa Brg, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1948	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1948	Palmeiro Dos Indios, BR	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1948	Yellow Grass, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1948	Tot-Ma, RU	daily high min	2.9 C (37.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1948	Sonora, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1948	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	60 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1948	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	56 years	24 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1948. 1948 had 569 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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Data for records on 1948-04-08: 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 25	406
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1