Weather Records on 8 April 2016

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 2016. Highest significance: Minchumina, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 2016

On 8 April 2016, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
705 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 892 daily.
Minchumina set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 8 April 2016.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

924 stations

924 station records on 8 April 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minchumina	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Savusavu Airfield	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalinga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 345, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 360, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 8 April 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	345
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	360
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 8 April 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 892.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 2016

Top 20 records on 8 April 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2016	Minchumina, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2016	Tara, RU	monthly rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Woodland, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Savusavu Airfield, FJ	daily rain	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Yamagata, JP	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Drain, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Paso Robles, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Gardiner, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	122 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Pleasant Mt 1 W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Elma, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	118 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Landsburg, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Petaluma AP, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2016	Susanville 2SW, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2016. 2016 had 924 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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Data for records on 2016-04-08: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	752
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1