Weather Records on 8 April 2010

1,128 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 2010. Highest significance: Wamsutter, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 2010

On 8 April 2010, 1,128 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
698 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,090 daily.
Wamsutter set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 8 April 2010.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,128 stations

1,128 station records on 8 April 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Tajo -Tunel Viejo-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clintonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Blessington (Heathcote)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orientos Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Tepeuxila	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Agricultural Institute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,128 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 350, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 348, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 8 April 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	350
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	348
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 8 April 2010 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 34, daily 1,090.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

884 broken records

Margins by which the 884 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 2010

Top 20 records on 8 April 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2010	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2010	Maria Island (Darlington), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2010	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2010	Stampede Pass, US	all-time rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2010	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2010	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	El Tajo -Tunel Viejo-, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	Clintonville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	Brillion, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	Wausaukee, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	Upper Blessington (Heathcote), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	119 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	Temilpa, MX	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	Orientos Station, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	Dover, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	Salisbury, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	Nappa Merrie, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	Chestertown, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2010	Madison, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	44 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

1798 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2010. 2010 had 1,128 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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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	866
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1