Weather Records on 8 March 1930

222 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1930. Highest significance: Portland, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 1930

On 8 March 1930, 222 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 214 daily.
Portland set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 8 March 1930.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

222 stations

222 station records on 8 March 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shortsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
West Berne	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

222 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 8 March 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 March 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

197 broken records

Margins by which the 197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1930

Top 20 records on 8 March 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1930	Portland, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Lambertville River, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Philadelphia Shawmont, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Shortsville, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Carlisle, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Great Falls, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Centre Hall, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Avon, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Brockport, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Lewisburg, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Belvidere, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1930	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1930	Elmira, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	34 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1930. 1930 had 222 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	137
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1