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Weather Records on 8 March 1918

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1918. Highest significance: Charlottetown, CA.

Key Facts for 8 March 1918

  • On 8 March 1918, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Charlottetown set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -26.7 C (-16.1 F) on 8 March 1918.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 8 March 1918 23 station records on 8 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 8 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 March 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-26.7 C (-16.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-26.7 C (-16.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high maximum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-18.9 C (-2.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high maximum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'RussiaRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily snowfall1.5 cm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high maximum temperature4.8 C (40.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high maximum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-32.8 C (-27.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 8 March 1918 by type Records set or tied on 8 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 9Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 8 March 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum9
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 March 1918 by timescale Records on 8 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 21.
Records on 8 March 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 March 1918 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 1: 41 to 2: 62 to 3: 43 to 4: 04 to 5: 35 to 6: 16 to 7: 17 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 March 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 14
1 to 26
2 to 34
3 to 40
4 to 53
5 to 61
6 to 71
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1918
Top 20 records on 8 March 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 March 1918Charlottetown, CAmonthly low min-26.7 C (-16.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-26.7 C (-16.1 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Haparanda, SEdaily high max6.0 C (42.8 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Winnemucca AP, USdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Chatham, CAdaily low min-29.4 C (-20.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Sydney, CAdaily low min-18.9 C (-2.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Yarmouth, CAdaily low min-17.8 C (0.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Pitea, SEdaily high max7.0 C (44.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min-22.2 C (-8.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Umea, SEdaily high max8.0 C (46.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Cherdyn', RUdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Karesuando, SEdaily high min-2.0 C (28.4 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Medicine Hat A, CAdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Medicine Hat A, CAdaily snowfall1.5 cm (0.6 in)0.2 cm (0.1 in)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Halifax, CAdaily low min-18.3 C (-0.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Jokkmokk, SEdaily high max4.8 C (40.6 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Karesuando, SEdaily high max3.0 C (37.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Saint John, CAdaily low min-22.2 C (-8.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1918Bombala (Therry Street), AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)7 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 1918
Records on 03-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1918. 1918 had 23 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 1918. 1918 had 23 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).