Weather Records on 8 April 1993

706 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1993. Highest significance: Poltava, UA.

Key Facts for 8 April 1993

On 8 April 1993, 706 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 695 daily.
Poltava set a daily record precipitation of 28.5 mm (1.1 in) on 8 April 1993.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

706 stations

706 station records on 8 April 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grizedale	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Velyka Oleksandrivk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eunice	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estacao Alvaro da Silveira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malham Tarn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Gulf	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Pelican	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocate 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spearsville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cotton Valley 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Pequena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Indep Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bute: Rothesay	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karnack	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indaiatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

706 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 8 April 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 8 April 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 695.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1993

Top 20 records on 8 April 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1993	Poltava, UA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1993	Paisley, GB	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1993	Lubny, UA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc), BR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Glenlee, GB	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Edgerton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Grizedale, GB	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Abbeville, US	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	St Francisville, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Velyka Oleksandrivk, UA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Kielder Castle, GB	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Threave, GB	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Cleveland, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Dolinsk, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Eunice, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1993	Bethany, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	96 years	40 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1993. 1993 had 706 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 1993-04-08: 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	569
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2