Weather Records on 8 April 1975

1,410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1975. Highest significance: Cascade 5 S, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 1975

On 8 April 1975, 1,410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 601 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 1,334 daily.
Cascade 5 S set an all-time record snow depth of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 8 April 1975.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,410 stations

1,410 station records on 8 April 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ovando	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coronation A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ballantine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,410 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 400, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 157, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 8 April 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	400
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	157
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 8 April 1975 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 70, daily 1,334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,173 broken records

Margins by which the 1,173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 585.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1975

Top 20 records on 8 April 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1975	Cascade 5 S, US	all-time snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 April 1975	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1975	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1975	Poway Valley, US	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1975	San Saba, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1975	Ovando, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1975	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1975	Auburn, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1975	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1975	Brazos, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1975	Lakeside Rs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1975	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1975	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1975	Poplar 2 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1975	Newport, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1975	Sidney, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1975	Lame Deer, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1975	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1975	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1975	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	51 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1975. 1975 had 1,410 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	1,097
100 to 200	51
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1