Weather Records on 8 April 1978

822 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1978. Highest significance: Ottosdal, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 April 1978

On 8 April 1978, 822 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
515 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 810 daily.
Ottosdal set an all-time record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 8 April 1978.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

822 stations

822 station records on 8 April 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
King Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Driekoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaalplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

822 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 300, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 April 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	300
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 April 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 810.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1978

Top 20 records on 8 April 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1978	Ottosdal, ZA	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Harlan, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	David City 4E, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Central City, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Osceola, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Vogelstruiskuil, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Saint Paul, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Fort Direction, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	King Junction, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Genoa 2 W, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Koppiesvlei, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Mina, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Brinkley, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Russellville, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Mt Ayr, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1978	Wells, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 years	36 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1978. 1978 had 822 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 1978-04-08: 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 20	599
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2