Weather Records on 19 April 2008

926 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 2008. Highest significance: Bedford, US.

Key Facts for 19 April 2008

On 19 April 2008, 926 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 382 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 868 daily.
Bedford set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 19 April 2008.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

926 stations

926 station records on 19 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrowitch (Benditi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zhumadian	China	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moron de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	42.5 C (108.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cordoba Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guymon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harbin	China	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Jar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arhara	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Habarovsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

926 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 204, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 19 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	204
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 19 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 58, daily 868.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

741 broken records

Margins by which the 741 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

19 April 2008

Top 20 records on 19 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 2008	Bedford, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Yarrowitch (Benditi), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Hernando, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	109 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Everett, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Imlay, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Onahama, JP	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	111 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Yichang, CN	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Hatfield, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Trempealeau Dam 6, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Heron 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Beaver Falls, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Elliston, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Zhumadian, CN	daily rain	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Ixcamilpa (Cfe), MX	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Moron de la Frontera, ES	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Gospic, HR	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	127 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2008	Sirte, LY	daily high max	42.5 C (108.5 F)	6.0 C (10.8 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

1807 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2008. 2008 had 926 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	712
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3