Weather Records on 27 April 2008

1,032 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 2008. Highest significance: Addison, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 2008

On 27 April 2008, 1,032 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 368 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 977 daily.
Addison set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 27 April 2008.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,032 stations

1,032 station records on 27 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Castlewood	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Canby	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wheaton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido de Llano Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Refugio de Los Ibarra	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Constanta	Romania	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Astatla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chapuluacanito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Realito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina (Aeroporto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Van	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,032 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 204, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 27 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	204
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 27 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 55, daily 977.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

826 broken records

Margins by which the 826 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 2008

Top 20 records on 27 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 2008	Addison, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2008	Castlewood, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2008	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2008	Canby, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2008	Wheaton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2008	Timiryazevskij, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	Ejido de Llano Grande, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	Laguna de Sanchez, MX	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	El Refugio de Los Ibarra, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	Tellico Plains, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	Pelican Rapids, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	Haugan 1 W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	Estancia 4N, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	Ixcamilpa (Cfe), MX	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	Long Prairie, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	114 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	Watervale, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	Geneva Rsch Farm, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily high min	23.2 C (73.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2008	New Orleans Algiers, US	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	11 years	45 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

1795 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 1,032 records.

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

Records on 04-27 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1801	1
1802	2
1812	1
1814	1
1817	3
1828	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1852	1
1853	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	2
1873	2
1874	4
1879	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	1
1888	4
1890	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	7
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1899	5
1900	4
1901	3
1903	5
1904	11
1905	16
1906	13
1907	31
1908	27
1909	51
1910	8
1911	37
1912	5
1913	73
1914	19
1915	77
1916	36
1917	47
1918	55
1919	69
1920	44
1921	71
1922	151
1923	110
1924	103
1925	113
1926	287
1927	114
1928	404
1929	71
1930	80
1931	454
1932	331
1933	328
1934	275
1935	227
1936	97
1937	377
1938	467
1939	212
1940	268
1941	361
1942	569
1943	374
1944	214
1945	476
1946	512
1947	373
1948	535
1949	516
1950	617
1951	409
1952	722
1953	651
1954	875
1955	937
1956	685
1957	552
1958	461
1959	470
1960	684
1961	313
1962	741
1963	768
1964	711
1965	568
1966	1,282
1967	733
1968	372
1969	543
1970	1,142
1971	758
1972	645
1973	1,188
1974	926
1975	820
1976	810
1977	801
1978	694
1979	758
1980	706
1981	1,148
1982	685
1983	921
1984	1,754
1985	1,141
1986	1,225
1987	1,482
1988	893
1989	1,320
1990	1,321
1991	1,028
1992	2,163
1993	1,285
1994	1,614
1995	806
1996	1,034
1997	1,588
1998	872
1999	544
2000	1,171
2001	1,138
2002	1,024
2003	840
2004	937
2005	675
2006	705
2007	1,055
2008	1,032
2009	1,299
2010	751
2011	1,291
2012	1,015
2013	568
2014	656
2015	608
2016	755
2017	918
2018	407
2019	626
2020	497
2021	450
2022	567
2023	536
2024	574
2025	659
2026	450

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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	773
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1