Weather Records on 8 April 2000

817 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 2000. Highest significance: Knightstown 2 ENE, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 2000

On 8 April 2000, 817 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 787 daily.
Knightstown 2 ENE set a daily record precipitation of 80.3 mm (3.2 in) on 8 April 2000.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

817 stations

817 station records on 8 April 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jopala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
W Allis	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zacualtipan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake Roscommon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huonfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galion Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mercer	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	459.0 mm (18.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bagstowe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.2 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

817 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 8 April 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 8 April 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 787.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

650 broken records

Margins by which the 650 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 2000

Top 20 records on 8 April 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2000	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 April 2000	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 April 2000	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	90 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2000	Misantla, MX	monthly rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2000	Einasleigh Township, AU	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2000	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2000	Marysville, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2000	Jopala (Cfe), MX	monthly rain	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2000	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2000	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2000	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2000	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2000	Piqua, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2000	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2000	W Allis, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2000	Albion, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2000	Painesville 4 NW, US	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2000	Kidston Gold Mine, AU	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2000	Carnarvon Station, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2000	Zacualtipan (Smn), MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	55 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2000. 2000 had 817 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 2000-04-08: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	625
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1