Weather Records on 16 April 2008

889 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 2008. Highest significance: Ohringen, DE.

Key Facts for 16 April 2008

On 16 April 2008, 889 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 579 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 874 daily.
Ohringen set a daily record precipitation of 31.9 mm (1.3 in) on 16 April 2008.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

889 stations

889 station records on 16 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glennallen Kcam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosamorada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emiliano Zapata	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makuschino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bredy	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tara	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolshereche	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okeechobee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

889 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 213, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 366, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 16 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	213
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	366
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 16 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 874.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 2008

Top 20 records on 16 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 2008	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Dos Patrias, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Glennallen Kcam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Titusville, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Buffalo, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	La Belle, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Crescent City, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Hazlehurst, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Davenport, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Waterdale, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Flamingo Rs, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Stuart, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Lodgepole, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2008	Astana, KZ	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	83 years	39 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

1794 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 889 records.

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

Records on 04-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	2
1809	1
1816	1
1823	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1852	2
1853	2
1855	1
1858	2
1862	2
1865	4
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1880	5
1883	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1896	4
1897	1
1898	1
1899	14
1900	7
1901	4
1902	5
1903	6
1904	48
1905	15
1906	12
1907	25
1908	31
1909	6
1910	31
1911	11
1912	24
1913	35
1914	43
1915	16
1916	17
1917	50
1918	36
1919	53
1920	88
1921	73
1922	75
1923	72
1924	131
1925	141
1926	325
1927	245
1928	506
1929	269
1930	229
1931	322
1932	344
1933	379
1934	385
1935	608
1936	272
1937	252
1938	573
1939	499
1940	243
1941	438
1942	645
1943	716
1944	322
1945	732
1946	378
1947	877
1948	386
1949	346
1950	492
1951	542
1952	323
1953	681
1954	488
1955	377
1956	515
1957	335
1958	730
1959	360
1960	478
1961	938
1962	737
1963	827
1964	679
1965	575
1966	425
1967	1,027
1968	448
1969	1,171
1970	511
1971	779
1972	850
1973	974
1974	291
1975	559
1976	2,099
1977	831
1978	669
1979	573
1980	596
1981	779
1982	934
1983	1,174
1984	712
1985	642
1986	1,041
1987	735
1988	1,077
1989	676
1990	964
1991	448
1992	898
1993	1,067
1994	928
1995	937
1996	924
1997	699
1998	2,069
1999	1,330
2000	1,052
2001	741
2002	2,494
2003	1,166
2004	609
2005	504
2006	1,423
2007	1,788
2008	889
2009	854
2010	634
2011	1,279
2012	1,015
2013	1,372
2014	1,436
2015	574
2016	742
2017	441
2018	2,238
2019	413
2020	867
2021	580
2022	994
2023	708
2024	746
2025	802
2026	1,065

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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	603
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1