Weather Records on 23 April 2008

775 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 2008. Highest significance: Joquicingo, MX.

Key Facts for 23 April 2008

On 23 April 2008, 775 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
408 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 742 daily.
Joquicingo set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 23 April 2008.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

775 stations

775 station records on 23 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Iasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Prairie Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Botosani	Romania	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Novohrad-Volynskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponyri	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Ushytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Razos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bacau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waikiki 717.2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamishli	Syria	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rairden 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Withcott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarramalong (Lewensbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

775 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 246, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 23 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	246
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 23 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 742.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 2008

Top 20 records on 23 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 2008	Joquicingo, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2008	Kursk, RU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Shepetivka, UA	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Iasi, RO	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Harvey 4NE, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Wondai Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Howard Prairie Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Quito, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Botosani, RO	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Laurel Mtn, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Novohrad-Volynskyi, UA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Heron 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Lancaster, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Ponyri, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Crockett, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Crockett, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Polson, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Mt Hebron Rs, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2008	Valentine, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	89 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

1800 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2008. 2008 had 775 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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	504
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1