Weather Records on 8 April 2020

916 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 2020. Highest significance: Hami, CN.

Key Facts for 8 April 2020

On 8 April 2020, 916 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
721 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 895 daily.
Hami set an all-time record daily precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 8 April 2020.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

916 stations

916 station records on 8 April 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hami	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Barstow-Daggett AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ono-I-Lau	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rarawai	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
China Lake Naf	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
China Lake Naf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suntar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 1ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersfield AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dengqen	China	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbrabow	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shenandoah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem Ctr 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

916 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 458, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 April 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	458
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 April 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 895.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

718 broken records

Margins by which the 718 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 2020

Top 20 records on 8 April 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2020	Hami, CN	all-time rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2020	Barstow-Daggett AP, US	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2020	Ono-I-Lau, FJ	daily rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Caro Wwtp, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Bajramaly, TM	monthly low max	4.1 C (39.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	29.8 C (85.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	115 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Tejon Rancho, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Rarawai, FJ	daily rain	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Chardzhev, TM	monthly low max	5.2 C (41.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	China Lake Naf, US	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high max	22.3 C (72.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Gadag, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Gyshgy, TM	daily low max	3.0 C (37.4 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Sherman, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Sugar Land, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2020	Kitoi Bay, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	65 years	43 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2020. 2020 had 916 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 2020-04-08: 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 20	698
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2