Weather Records on 8 April 1955

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1955. Highest significance: Emmet Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 8 April 1955

On 8 April 1955, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 301 daily.
Emmet Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 8 April 1955.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 8 April 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tulabada	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	156.0 cm (61.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver City Hall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arrilalah Telegraph Off	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 8 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 8 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

246 broken records

Margins by which the 246 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1955

Top 20 records on 8 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1955	Emmet Downs, AU	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1955	Stave Falls, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Tulabada, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Ioco Refinery, CA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Angellala Downs Homestead, AU	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Pachena Point, CA	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Balingup, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Llanrheidol Station, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Amby, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Alouette Lake, CA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Drevja, NO	daily snow depth	156.0 cm (61.4 in)	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1955	Kargopol, RU	daily low min	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	58 years	33 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1955. 1955 had 306 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	241
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1