Weather Records on 8 April 2023

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 2023. Highest significance: Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 2023

On 8 April 2023, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 570 daily.
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs set a daily record snow depth of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 8 April 2023.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 8 April 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sisseton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Echo Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wheaton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mole River (Trenayr)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Afton	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weber Basin Pump Plt 3	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Craig 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Summit 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Graham Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holt Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mordetta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Browns Valley	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 130.

Records on 8 April 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	130

Records on 8 April 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 2023

Top 20 records on 8 April 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2023	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 April 2023	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	118 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 April 2023	Sisseton, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	118 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 April 2023	Pingaring, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Quellington, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Echo Dam, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Manila, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Wheaton, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Attunga (Garthowen), AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	106 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Maybell, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Sugar City, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Ipswich, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	118 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Mole River (Trenayr), AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Louisburg, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	120 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Afton, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2023	Mtn Dell Dam, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2023. 2023 had 585 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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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 200	468
200 to 400	27
400 to 600	13
600 to 800	4
800 to 1000	3