Weather Records on 8 April 2021

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 2021. Highest significance: Annex Creek, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 2021

On 8 April 2021, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
380 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 733 daily.
Annex Creek set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 8 April 2021.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 8 April 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Teniente Alejandro Velasco As	Peru	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stotten	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lidgerwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Cannon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jordalen - Nasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kirwin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Litledal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Stone City 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edgemont	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottertail	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak II	Norway	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 8 April 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 8 April 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 733.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 2021

Top 20 records on 8 April 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2021	Annex Creek, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2021	Britton, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	126 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2021	Teniente Alejandro Velasco As, PE	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Friendship, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Richfields, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Rhinelander, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	111 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Mount Larcom Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Augusta, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Onaway 4N, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Stotten, DE	daily snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Lidgerwood, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Macomb, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Postville, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	124 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2021	Clarence Cannon Dam, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	47 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2021. 2021 had 742 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 2021-04-08: 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	605
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2