Weather Records on 8 April 1997

2,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1997. Highest significance: Mott, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 1997

On 8 April 1997, 2,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 1,288 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 141 monthly and 1,866 daily.
Mott set an all-time record daily snowfall of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 8 April 1997.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 8 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beach	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe Usila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malinaltepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mackenzie	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcacuesco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Los Idolos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Jacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magiscatzin (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Undanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huitzuco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,009 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 655, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 633, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 137.

Records on 8 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	655
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	633
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	137

Records on 8 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 141, daily 1,866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,671 broken records

Margins by which the 1,671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 580.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1997

Top 20 records on 8 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1997	Mott, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1997	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1997	Pembina, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1997	Santa Rosa, MX	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1997	Victor 4 N, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1997	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1997	Newell, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1997	Beach, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1997	San Felipe Usila, MX	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1997	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1997	Dnipropetrovsk, UA	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1997	Mott, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1997	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1997	Jose Cardel, MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1997	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1997	Malinaltepec (Cfe), MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1997	Montevideo 1SW, US	monthly low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1997	Broadus, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1997	San Gaspar de Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1997. 1997 had 2,009 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 1997-04-08: 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 100	1,607
100 to 200	40
200 to 300	17
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1