Weather Records on 3 April 2008

935 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 2008. Highest significance: Bridgewater, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 2008

On 3 April 2008, 935 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
407 were record highs and 283 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 914 daily.
Bridgewater set a daily record snow depth of 106.7 cm (42.0 in) on 3 April 2008.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

935 stations

935 station records on 3 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridgewater	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McAlinden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Metter	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thredbo Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tom Price	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ndjamena	Chad	Record low maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Savage River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yanakie (Shallow Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Shannon Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arequipa	Peru	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Mesa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wisdom	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunn 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose Alburquerque	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lanzarote/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

935 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 3 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 3 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 914.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

734 broken records

Margins by which the 734 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 2008

Top 20 records on 3 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 2008	Bridgewater, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Glendale, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Concord ASOS, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Greensburg, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Prachin Buri, TH	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Idabel, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Lorinna, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Alturas, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Metter, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Napoleonville, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Lamar Rs, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Thredbo Village, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Askaniia Nova, UA	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Malvern, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Punta Gorda 4 ESE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Sandy Hook, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	126 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2008	Calera, MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	26 years	40 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

1815 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2008. 2008 had 935 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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Data for records on 2008-04-03: 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 100	725
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1