Weather Records on 8 April 1959

421 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1959. Highest significance: Harnosand, SE.

Key Facts for 8 April 1959

On 8 April 1959, 421 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 415 daily.
Harnosand set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 8 April 1959.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

421 stations

421 station records on 8 April 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bahty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

421 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 April 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 April 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1959

Top 20 records on 8 April 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1959	Harnosand, SE	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1959	Bahty, KZ	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Muleshoe #1, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Memphis, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Umea, SE	monthly rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	North Lake, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Woodward, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Miami, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Clarendon, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Chettikulam, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Rush 1N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1959	Edgewater, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1959	Natal, BR	daily rain	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1959	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1959	Cheyenne 1 WSW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1959. 1959 had 421 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 25	286
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	2