Weather Records on 7 April 2008

807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 2008. Highest significance: Kelliher, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 2008

On 7 April 2008, 807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 778 daily.
Kelliher set a daily record snowfall of 22.1 cm (8.7 in) on 7 April 2008.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

807 stations

807 station records on 7 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kelliher	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Selby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arkona	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baranovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview 8N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunflint Lake 10 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Marburg-Biedenkopf Colbe	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoglekardalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunflint Lake 10 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Nauheim	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Archbold Bio STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

807 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 7 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 7 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 778.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 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

7 April 2008

Top 20 records on 7 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 2008	Kelliher, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	99 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2008	Selby, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2008	Arkona, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Bridgewater, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Canal Pt USDA, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Baranovichi, BY	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Greifswald, DE	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Everglades, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Fairview 8N, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Cass Lake, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Fosston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Gunflint Lake 10 NW, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Barth, DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Leech Lake, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2008	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	45 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

1800 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2008. 2008 had 807 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 100	645
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1