Weather Records on 8 April 1961

623 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1961. Highest significance: Pella, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 April 1961

On 8 April 1961, 623 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 608 daily.
Pella set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.0 mm (3.3 in) on 8 April 1961.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

623 stations

623 station records on 8 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fielden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell (Waare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lokenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

623 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 8 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 8 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1961

Top 20 records on 8 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1961	Pella, ZA	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1961	Gothenburg, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1961	Miller, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Holdrege, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Murrays Lagoon (Bayside), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Stratton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Caico, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Ogallala, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Wien, AT	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Huetamo, MX	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Wray, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Nelson, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Allansford, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1961	Doornkom, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	8 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1961. 1961 had 623 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 1961-04-08: 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 50	478
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1