Weather Records on 4 April 2008

860 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 2008. Highest significance: Olmsted L&D, US.

Key Facts for 4 April 2008

On 4 April 2008, 860 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 242 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 818 daily.
Olmsted L&D set a monthly record daily precipitation of 163.3 mm (6.4 in) on 4 April 2008.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

860 stations

860 station records on 4 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hardinsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Steam Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnerdale 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boston 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sebree 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bernheim Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parks 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caneyville 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston Pwr STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hopper	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pogibi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barren Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nolin Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherdsville 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arequipa	Peru	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mesa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

860 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 4 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 4 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 39, daily 818.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

692 broken records

Margins by which the 692 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 2008

Top 20 records on 4 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 2008	Olmsted L&D, US	monthly rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2008	Rough Rvr Lake, US	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2008	Madisonville, US	monthly rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2008	Kenton, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Benton, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Bridgewater, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Malvern, US	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Hardinsburg, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Paradise Steam Plt, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Bonnerdale 5 E, US	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Boston 6 SW, US	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Gravelly, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Sebree 1 E, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Cairo 3N, US	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Conway, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	115 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Bernheim Forest, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008	Suchiate, MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	47 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

1794 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 860 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 2008-04-04: 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	680
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1