Weather Records on 8 March 1923

94 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1923. Highest significance: Point Escuminac, CA.

Key Facts for 8 March 1923

On 8 March 1923, 94 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 93 daily.
Point Escuminac set a daily record snowfall of 33.5 cm (13.2 in) on 8 March 1923.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

94 stations

94 station records on 8 March 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cannonbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

94 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 8 March 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 March 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 93.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1923

Top 20 records on 8 March 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1923	Point Escuminac, CA	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1923	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1923	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1923	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1923	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Astoria, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Aberdeen, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Uman, UA	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Colane, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Plymouth, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Gilgoin, AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	44 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Storrs, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Coonamble (Pier Pier), AU	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1923	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	16 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1923. 1923 had 94 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 50	70
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2