Weather Records on 8 April 1951

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1951. Highest significance: Mykland, NO.

Key Facts for 8 April 1951

On 8 April 1951, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 242 daily.
Mykland set a daily record snow depth of 200.0 cm (78.7 in) on 8 April 1951.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 8 April 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	200.0 cm (78.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	195.0 cm (76.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 8 April 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 8 April 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 242.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

197 broken records

Margins by which the 197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 900.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1951

Top 20 records on 8 April 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1951	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	200.0 cm (78.7 in)	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1951	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1951	Jeremoabo, BR	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1951	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1951	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1951	Arang, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Gvarv, NO	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Kewaunee, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily low min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Mistassini Post, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Sarpsborg, NO	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Kurud, IN	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Nord Odal, NO	daily snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Smithfield, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1951	Cheraw, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	29 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1951. 1951 had 244 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 200	187
200 to 400	6
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1