Weather Records on 14 April 2008

1,097 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 2008. Highest significance: Cardenas, MX.

Key Facts for 14 April 2008

On 14 April 2008, 1,097 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 553 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,063 daily.
Cardenas set a monthly record daily precipitation of 279.9 mm (11.0 in) on 14 April 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,097 stations

1,097 station records on 14 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Blanco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Puskinskie_Gory	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tapilula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
College 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Chamula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yezerishche	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Polotsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	113.0 cm (44.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pijijiapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oxolotan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Cabaa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
U C L A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,097 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 312, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 241, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 14 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	312
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	241
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 14 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 1,063.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

823 broken records

Margins by which the 823 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 2008

Top 20 records on 14 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 2008	Cardenas, MX	monthly rain	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2008	Elatma, RU	monthly rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Palo Blanco, MX	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Puskinskie_Gory, RU	monthly rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Samaria, MX	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Tapilula, MX	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Covington, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Vandalia, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Highlands, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Castlewood, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	College Obsy, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	College 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	San Juan Chamula, MX	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Suchiate, MX	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Rison, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Walden, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Nashville 1 E, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2008	Chandler, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80 years	42 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

1801 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2008. 2008 had 1,097 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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 50	781
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1