Weather Records on 8 April 1956

621 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1956. Highest significance: Roxbury, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 1956

On 8 April 1956, 621 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 283 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 593 daily.
Roxbury set a monthly record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 8 April 1956.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

621 stations

621 station records on 8 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roxbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walden 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roxbury	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walden 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Runyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

621 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 8 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 8 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1956

Top 20 records on 8 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1956	Roxbury, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1956	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Cream Hill, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Montrose, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	21.9 cm (8.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Trenton 2, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Cooperstown, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Walden 2 NE, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1956	Lawrence, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 years	45 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1956. 1956 had 621 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 1956-04-08: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	482
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1