Weather Records on 8 March 1934

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1934. Highest significance: Chirawa, IN.

Key Facts for 8 March 1934

On 8 March 1934, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 270 daily.
Chirawa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 8 March 1934.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 8 March 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kishangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kannauj	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarila	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chhota Kosi	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khetri	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 March 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 March 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

241 broken records

Margins by which the 241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 161.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1934

Top 20 records on 8 March 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1934	Chirawa, IN	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1934	De Grey, AU	all-time rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1934	Sirsa, IN	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1934	Port Hedland Post Office, AU	daily rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1934	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1934	Phillaur, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1934	Norddal, NO	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1934	Ludhiana, IN	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1934	Misrikh, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1934	Broome Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1934	Williamsburg 2, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1934	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1934	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1934	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1934	Port Lincoln, AU	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1934	Neemkathana, IN	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1934	Morekulam, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1934	Iglas, IN	monthly rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1934	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1934	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	28 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1934. 1934 had 283 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 25	214
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1