Weather Records on 8 April 2017

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 2017. Highest significance: Portola, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 2017

On 8 April 2017, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 570 daily.
Portola set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 8 April 2017.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 8 April 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Bay Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Paul Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Limon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Igarka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe Co Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 8 April 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 8 April 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 2017

Top 20 records on 8 April 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2017	Portola, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2017	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Bowman Dam, US	monthly rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Uman, UA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Kagoshima, JP	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	21.4 C (70.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Oxford, GB	daily high max	24.1 C (75.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	22.3 C (72.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Richmond, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Preston, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Oksningoy, NO	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Durham, GB	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Portola, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Grass Valley #2, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Skegness, GB	monthly high max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2017	Georgetown Rs, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	41 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2017. 2017 had 584 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 2017-04-08: 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 25	431
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1