Weather Records on 8 April 1980

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1980. Highest significance: Marion, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 1980

On 8 April 1980, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 740 daily.
Marion set a daily record precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 8 April 1980.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 8 April 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenson 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vona	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abadia Dos Dourados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Leopoldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Byhalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Mato D	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acayucan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vespasiano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record snow depth	195.6 cm (77.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berthold	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 381, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 8 April 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 8 April 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1980

Top 20 records on 8 April 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1980	Marion, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1980	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1980	Fife Lake 4 SW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Gaylord, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Fairmont, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Gore Bay A, CA	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Stephenson 5WSW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Azueta, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Transou, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Dores Do Manhumirim, BR	monthly rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Paxton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Wausaukee, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Vona, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Green Bay, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1980	Onaway 4N, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	43 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1980. 1980 had 755 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	624
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1