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Weather Records on 8 March 1908

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1908. Highest significance: Jansenville, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 March 1908

  • On 8 March 1908, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Jansenville set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 8 March 1908.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 8 March 1908 9 station records on 8 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 8 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 March 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.5 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-AllingskovgardDenmarkRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 8 March 1908 by type Records set or tied on 8 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 8 March 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 March 1908 by timescale Records on 8 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 8 March 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 March 1908 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.3. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 42 to 4: 04 to 6: 16 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 12: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 March 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 24
2 to 40
4 to 61
6 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 122

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1908
Top 9 records on 8 March 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 March 1908Jansenville, ZAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)23 years21 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1908Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain9.8 mm (0.39 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1908Harnosand, SEdaily rain23.5 mm (0.9 in)10.3 mm (0.4 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1908Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DKdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1908Menindee (Weinteriga), AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)2 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1908Euston Post Office, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3 years5 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1908Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)3 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1908
Records on 03-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001796: 11798: 11802: 11807: 11811: 21813: 11840: 11841: 11845: 11849: 11850: 31854: 11858: 11860: 11863: 11864: 51867: 11872: 21875: 31876: 11877: 11878: 21882: 11883: 31884: 11886: 31887: 11888: 41889: 31891: 31892: 51893: 41895: 21896: 61897: 41898: 21899: 11900: 21901: 51902: 61903: 211904: 141905: 41906: 181907: 31908: 91909: 161910: 471911: 561912: 101913: 461914: 441915: 231916: 361917: 611918: 231919: 201920: 841921: 1131922: 391923: 941924: 1271925: 1931926: 2551927: 1511928: 1901929: 1441930: 2221931: 4021932: 1,3441933: 1251934: 2831935: 2561936: 1861937: 1511938: 1471939: 3791940: 2581941: 4861942: 4881943: 1,0911944: 4941945: 1641946: 5411947: 3161948: 4041949: 8071950: 5311951: 1,0291952: 3251953: 4531954: 4291955: 5581956: 8951957: 5091958: 5891959: 2951960: 1,2521961: 7331962: 5711963: 2391964: 9331965: 2941966: 2791967: 1,0191968: 1,2071969: 1,0311970: 4171971: 5281972: 7111973: 1,0351974: 2,0421975: 5511976: 6491977: 1,0421978: 1,0891979: 4341980: 8671981: 1,2541982: 1,1041983: 1,2001984: 8261985: 6171986: 1,3571987: 1,4891988: 7541989: 1,6691990: 1,1521991: 6731992: 1,3251993: 6131994: 1,2571995: 2,1421996: 3,1091997: 6531998: 1,8981999: 1,1042000: 3,0682001: 7512002: 1,4432003: 1,0752004: 1,0522005: 9782006: 1,3602007: 7732008: 1,6752009: 1,3002010: 1,4642011: 7382012: 7462013: 8922014: 6182015: 8352016: 9022017: 6072018: 4542019: 8482020: 6612021: 4812022: 8822023: 1,2042024: 4322025: 9051796187218971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-08 in each year
YearRecords
17961
17981
18021
18071
18112
18131
18401
18411
18451
18491
18503
18541
18581
18601
18631
18645
18671
18722
18753
18761
18771
18782
18821
18833
18841
18863
18871
18884
18893
18913
18925
18934
18952
18966
18974
18982
18991
19002
19015
19026
190321
190414
19054
190618
19073
19089
190916
191047
191156
191210
191346
191444
191523
191636
191761
191823
191920
192084
1921113
192239
192394
1924127
1925193
1926255
1927151
1928190
1929144
1930222
1931402
19321,344
1933125
1934283
1935256
1936186
1937151
1938147
1939379
1940258
1941486
1942488
19431,091
1944494
1945164
1946541
1947316
1948404
1949807
1950531
19511,029
1952325
1953453
1954429
1955558
1956895
1957509
1958589
1959295
19601,252
1961733
1962571
1963239
1964933
1965294
1966279
19671,019
19681,207
19691,031
1970417
1971528
1972711
19731,035
19742,042
1975551
1976649
19771,042
19781,089
1979434
1980867
19811,254
19821,104
19831,200
1984826
1985617
19861,357
19871,489
1988754
19891,669
19901,152
1991673
19921,325
1993613
19941,257
19952,142
19963,109
1997653
19981,898
19991,104
20003,068
2001751
20021,443
20031,075
20041,052
2005978
20061,360
2007773
20081,675
20091,300
20101,464
2011738
2012746
2013892
2014618
2015835
2016902
2017607
2018454
2019848
2020661
2021481
2022882
20231,204
2024432
2025905

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).