Weather Records on 8 April 1995

812 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1995. Highest significance: Willaura (Yarram Park), AU.

Key Facts for 8 April 1995

On 8 April 1995, 812 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 795 daily.
Willaura (Yarram Park) set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 8 April 1995.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

812 stations

812 station records on 8 April 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Noondie 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peitas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodson 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Servico Social de Menores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Headquarters	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoytville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kolpasevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minneota	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman 12 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kruisrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenview	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Estacao Experimental	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

812 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 8 April 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 8 April 1995 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 795.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1995

Top 20 records on 8 April 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1995	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Glasgow, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Mapumulo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Carey Downs, AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Ingenio Catmis, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Fenn Rs, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Ibiuna, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	McDermitt, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Kalumburu Mission, AU	daily rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Ruch, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Noondie 2, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Madoonga, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Peitas, MX	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Dodson 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1995	Tatarsk, RU	daily high max	17.1 C (62.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	38 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1995. 1995 had 812 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	642
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1