Weather Records on 8 March 1917

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1917. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 8 March 1917

On 8 March 1917, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 60 daily.
Oxford set a daily record low minimum temperature of -6.0 C (21.2 F) on 8 March 1917.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 8 March 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 March 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 March 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 60.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1917

Top 20 records on 8 March 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1917	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1917	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	monthly low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Putbus, DE	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Sterling, ZA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Cet Central England, GB	daily low min	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Barrie, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low min	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Peterborough, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low min	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1917	Kiev, UA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	17 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1917. 1917 had 61 records.

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

Records on 03-08 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	1
1807	1
1811	2
1813	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1849	1
1850	3
1854	1
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	5
1867	1
1872	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	3
1891	3
1892	5
1893	4
1895	2
1896	6
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	6
1903	21
1904	14
1905	4
1906	18
1907	3
1908	9
1909	16
1910	47
1911	56
1912	10
1913	46
1914	44
1915	23
1916	36
1917	61
1918	23
1919	20
1920	84
1921	113
1922	39
1923	94
1924	127
1925	193
1926	255
1927	151
1928	190
1929	144
1930	222
1931	402
1932	1,344
1933	125
1934	283
1935	256
1936	186
1937	151
1938	147
1939	379
1940	258
1941	486
1942	488
1943	1,091
1944	494
1945	164
1946	541
1947	316
1948	404
1949	807
1950	531
1951	1,029
1952	325
1953	453
1954	429
1955	558
1956	895
1957	509
1958	589
1959	295
1960	1,252
1961	733
1962	571
1963	239
1964	933
1965	294
1966	279
1967	1,019
1968	1,207
1969	1,031
1970	417
1971	528
1972	711
1973	1,035
1974	2,042
1975	551
1976	649
1977	1,042
1978	1,089
1979	434
1980	867
1981	1,254
1982	1,104
1983	1,200
1984	826
1985	617
1986	1,357
1987	1,489
1988	754
1989	1,669
1990	1,152
1991	673
1992	1,325
1993	613
1994	1,257
1995	2,142
1996	3,109
1997	653
1998	1,898
1999	1,104
2000	3,068
2001	751
2002	1,443
2003	1,075
2004	1,052
2005	978
2006	1,360
2007	773
2008	1,675
2009	1,300
2010	1,464
2011	738
2012	746
2013	892
2014	618
2015	835
2016	902
2017	607
2018	454
2019	851
2020	661
2021	481
2022	883
2023	1,208
2024	430
2025	905
2026	1,282

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	45
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2