Weather Records on 8 April 2008

896 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 2008. Highest significance: Frederick, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 2008

On 8 April 2008, 896 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
345 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 869 daily.
Frederick set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 8 April 2008.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

896 stations

896 station records on 8 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karuizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordoba Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faulconbridge (St Georges Cres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katsuura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sevilla/San Pablo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nancheng	China	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Giron	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fuerteventura/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moron de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

896 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 8 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 8 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 869.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 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

8 April 2008

Top 20 records on 8 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2008	Frederick, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2008	Putbus, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2008	Circle Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2008	Narva, EE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Jerez de la Frontera, ES	monthly rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Hudson, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Lugo/Rozas, ES	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Freiburg, DE	daily low min	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	119 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Kawaguchiko, JP	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Bridgewater, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Bengbu, CN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Mannford 6 NW, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Myrup, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Karuizawa, JP	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Cumberland, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2008	Szczecin, PL	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	10 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2008. 2008 had 896 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 100	716
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1