Weather Records on 24 April 2008

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 2008. Highest significance: Hillsboro, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 2008

On 24 April 2008, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 761 daily.
Hillsboro set a monthly record daily precipitation of 136.1 mm (5.4 in) on 24 April 2008.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 24 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido de Llano Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alchichica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael Mazatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yallambie (Mount Auban)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Platte	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wapato	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin Gateway 10SSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maurine 12SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norton W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Platte	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aleppo	Syria	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hama	Syria	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watagan Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 24 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 24 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 34, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

570 broken records

Margins by which the 570 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 2008

Top 20 records on 24 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 2008	Hillsboro, US	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2008	Postville, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2008	Hudson, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2008	Haugan 1 W, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	95 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Ejido de Llano Grande, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Mission 14 S, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Eagle Butte, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Marion Rsvr, US	all-time rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Lipan 4NW, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Calera, MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Diamond 2W, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	daily rain	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Alchichica, MX	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Mantova, IT	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	129 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	San Rafael Mazatepec, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Yallambie (Mount Auban), AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Chiconautla, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2008	Columbus, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	86 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

1799 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2008. 2008 had 799 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	551
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1