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Weather Records on 8 March 1913

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1913. Highest significance: Mount McDonald, AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1913

  • On 8 March 1913, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 45 daily.
  • Mount McDonald set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 8 March 1913.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

46 stations
Weather records on 8 March 1913 46 station records on 8 March 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
46 station records on 8 March 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 March 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Mount McDonaldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.6 mm (2.7 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang South StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose PlainsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.3 mm (2.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
GoorianawahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature19.9 C (67.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-18.9 C (-2.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
DuttonCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature22.3 C (72.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.8 C (69.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie LukiRussiaRecord high maximum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
LlangollenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.8 C (-9.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records
Records on 8 March 1913 by type Records set or tied on 8 March 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 12Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 11Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 March 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 8 March 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum12
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum11
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 March 1913 by timescale Records on 8 March 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 45. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 45all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 March 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 45.
Records on 8 March 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily45

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 March 1913 Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 3010 to 20: 420 to 30: 430 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 March 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 1030
10 to 204
20 to 304
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1913
Top 20 records on 8 March 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 March 1913Mount McDonald, AUdaily rain68.6 mm (2.7 in)65.3 mm (2.6 in)10 years46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1913Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)39.3 mm (1.5 in)34 years43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1913Burrawang South Station, AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)25 years34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Bathurst Gaol, AUmonthly low max11.7 C (53.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)41 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Melrose Plains, AUdaily rain52.3 mm (2.1 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)25 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)24 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Chicoutimi, CAdaily low max-21.1 C (-6.0 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)27 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Goorianawah, AUdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)16.6 mm (0.7 in)18 years21 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)49 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Calga, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Saint John, CAdaily low min-20.6 C (-5.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Hill End Post Office, AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)3 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low max19.9 C (67.8 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Lakefield, CAdaily low max-11.7 C (10.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Halifax, CAdaily low min-16.1 C (3.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Charlottetown, CAdaily low min-18.9 C (-2.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1913Portland, USdaily low min-17.8 C (0.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)22 years15 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 1913
Records on 03-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1913. 1913 had 46 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 1913. 1913 had 46 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).