Weather Records on 6 April 2008

803 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 2008. Highest significance: Shahat, LY.

Key Facts for 6 April 2008

On 6 April 2008, 803 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 768 daily.
Shahat set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 6 April 2008.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

803 stations

803 station records on 6 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shahat	Libya	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chesalon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pickering Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karragullen North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roleystone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swan View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inkpen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge Intl Paper	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gosnells City	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avondale Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mordetta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bickley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irwinton 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

803 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 6 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 6 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 2008

Top 20 records on 6 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 2008	Shahat, LY	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2008	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2008	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2008	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2008	Mia Mia, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2008	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2008	Perth Airport, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2008	Bridgewater, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2008	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2008	Chesalon, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2008	Live Oak, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2008	Qaqortoq, GL	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2008	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2008	Concord ASOS, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2008	Pickering Brook, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2008	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2008	Eagle Butte, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2008	Karragullen North, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2008	Roleystone, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2008	Swan View, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	50 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

1808 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2008. 2008 had 803 records.

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

Records on 04-06 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1809	2
1815	1
1839	2
1841	1
1848	1
1851	1
1853	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1874	1
1881	5
1883	1
1884	1
1886	6
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	3
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	16
1905	18
1906	8
1907	21
1908	11
1909	43
1910	59
1911	59
1912	49
1913	101
1914	32
1915	25
1916	43
1917	120
1918	68
1919	65
1920	57
1921	229
1922	96
1923	96
1924	91
1925	73
1926	442
1927	80
1928	398
1929	959
1930	265
1931	248
1932	257
1933	499
1934	211
1935	460
1936	911
1937	301
1938	637
1939	611
1940	257
1941	205
1942	413
1943	510
1944	369
1945	303
1946	312
1947	411
1948	417
1949	316
1950	664
1951	559
1952	492
1953	261
1954	789
1955	342
1956	360
1957	330
1958	507
1959	551
1960	718
1961	382
1962	456
1963	551
1964	558
1965	524
1966	390
1967	671
1968	507
1969	504
1970	525
1971	691
1972	772
1973	449
1974	580
1975	1,188
1976	356
1977	838
1978	654
1979	1,233
1980	520
1981	388
1982	3,186
1983	1,454
1984	578
1985	856
1986	654
1987	1,120
1988	1,273
1989	1,396
1990	856
1991	1,939
1992	952
1993	721
1994	1,124
1995	973
1996	1,054
1997	1,870
1998	860
1999	1,703
2000	714
2001	1,172
2002	778
2003	1,339
2004	669
2005	818
2006	1,131
2007	1,328
2008	803
2009	885
2010	1,352
2011	841
2012	675
2013	595
2014	518
2015	396
2016	920
2017	490
2018	1,069
2019	397
2020	608
2021	948
2022	854
2023	1,598
2024	1,706
2025	1,034
2026	600

Download the Data

Data for records on 2008-04-06: 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	640
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1