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Weather Records on 8 March 1912

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1912. Highest significance: Piketberg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 March 1912

  • On 8 March 1912, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Piketberg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 15.2 mm (0.6 in) on 8 March 1912.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 8 March 1912 10 station records on 8 March 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 8 March 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 March 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn PlatteklipSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BenerembahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PinskBelarusRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature0.8 C (33.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 8 March 1912 by type Records set or tied on 8 March 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 March 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 8 March 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 March 1912 by timescale Records on 8 March 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 March 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 8 March 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 March 1912 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.4. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 42 to 4: 14 to 6: 36 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 March 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 24
2 to 41
4 to 63
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 122

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1912
Top 10 records on 8 March 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 March 1912Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1912Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZAdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1912Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1912Robertson, ZAdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1912Gorki, BYdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1912Riva, ITdaily high min9.0 C (48.2 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1912Benerembah, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1912Tranebjerg, DKdaily high max7.6 C (45.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1912Pinsk, BYdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1912Parnu, EEdaily high min0.8 C (33.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)9 years6 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 1912
Records on 03-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1912. 1912 had 10 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: 8512020: 6612021: 4812022: 8832023: 1,2082024: 4302025: 9052026: 1,2821796187218971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1912. 1912 had 10 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
2019851
2020661
2021481
2022883
20231,208
2024430
2025905
20261,282

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).