Weather Records on 8 April 2005

976 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 2005. Highest significance: Orleans, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 2005

On 8 April 2005, 976 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
641 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 958 daily.
Orleans set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 8 April 2005.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

976 stations

976 station records on 8 April 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vicente Guerrero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhardal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loadstone (High View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jalostotitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

976 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 257, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 384, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 April 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	257
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	384
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 April 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

760 broken records

Margins by which the 760 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 2005

Top 20 records on 8 April 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2005	Orleans, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Duncan, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Weaverville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Chinook, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Vicente Guerrero, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Lillhardal, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Dutch Harbor, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Eureka WFO Woodley Is, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Spearfish, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Vilnius, LT	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Steele 4N, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Ft Meade, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Sexton Summit, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2005	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	96 years	41 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2005. 2005 had 976 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 50	753
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1