Weather Records on 8 April 1950

932 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1950. Highest significance: Jedburgh Station, AU.

Key Facts for 8 April 1950

On 8 April 1950, 932 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 405 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 907 daily.
Jedburgh Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 8 April 1950.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

932 stations

932 station records on 8 April 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lottah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East (Chesney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitemark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byglandsfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

932 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 193, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 212, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 April 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	193
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	212
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 April 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 907.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

794 broken records

Margins by which the 794 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1950

Top 20 records on 8 April 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1950	Jedburgh Station, AU	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1950	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Bulken, NO	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Curlewis Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Lottah, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Great Western (Seppelt), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Blue Mountain, AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Mundubbera, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Balliang East (Chesney), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Balliang East, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1950	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	46 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1950. 1950 had 932 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 1950-04-08: 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	730
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	4