Weather Records on 5 April 2008

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 2008. Highest significance: Bay Minette, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 2008

On 5 April 2008, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 660 daily.
Bay Minette set a daily record precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 5 April 2008.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 5 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston Ag Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gosnells City	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern - ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Essaouira	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Rvr McAf	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmann Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ecore	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pogibi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crestview FAA/AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Townsend 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge Intl Paper	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gadag	India	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 5 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 5 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 2008

Top 20 records on 5 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 2008	Bay Minette, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	91 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2008	Barrow AP, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2008	Bridgewater, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Kinston Ag Rsch, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Portland, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Subiaco Treatment Plant, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Bhubaneswar, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Danville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Florence Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Gosnells City, AU	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Concord ASOS, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Valdosta Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	New Bern - ASOS, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Carbla Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Essaouira, MA	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Millinocket, US	monthly snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Fulton 3 W, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2008	Mobile, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	44 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

1809 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2008. 2008 had 685 records.

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

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Data for records on 2008-04-05: 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	534
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1