Weather Records on 8 March 1926

255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1926. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 8 March 1926

On 8 March 1926, 255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 251 daily.
Sydney set a daily record precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 8 March 1926.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

255 stations

255 station records on 8 March 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Ridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

255 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 March 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 March 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records

Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1926

Top 20 records on 8 March 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1926	Sydney, CA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1926	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1926	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1926	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Wilmington City Hall, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Charlottetown, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Durham, GB	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Tartu, EE	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Dayville, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1926	Surgut, RU	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	12 years	20 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1926. 1926 had 255 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	200
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1