Weather Records on 8 April 2013

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 2013. Highest significance: Stratton, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 2013

On 8 April 2013, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 689 daily.
Stratton set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 8 April 2013.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

711 stations

711 station records on 8 April 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Polson	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canakkale	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Basin-Settleme	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brown Duck	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farnsworth Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pudino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gooseberry RS	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Black Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 8 April 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 8 April 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 689.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 295.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 2013

Top 20 records on 8 April 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2013	Stratton, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2013	Polson, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2013	Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Kushiro, JP	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Pogranichnoe, RU	monthly rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Canakkale, TR	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Ekalaka, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Frankfort, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Iola 1 W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Rocky Basin-Settleme, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Roundup, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Plevna, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Narrogin, AU	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2013	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	110 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

1798 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2013. 2013 had 711 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2013-04-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	536
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2