Weather Records on 8 March 1937

151 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1937. Highest significance: Kopiluila, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 1937

On 8 March 1937, 151 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 146 daily.
Kopiluila set a daily record precipitation of 207.8 mm (8.2 in) on 8 March 1937.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

151 stations

151 station records on 8 March 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kopiluila	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley (Midkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bizerte Cap Blanc	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

151 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 8 March 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 8 March 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 146.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

127 broken records

Margins by which the 127 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1937

Top 20 records on 8 March 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1937	Kopiluila, US	daily rain	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1937	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1937	Kohala 179.1, US	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1937	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1937	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1937	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1937	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low min	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	8.2 C (14.8 F)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1937	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1937	Hawi 168, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1937	Blaine, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1937	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1937	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1937	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1937	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1937	Vantipura, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1937	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1937	Ashley (Midkin), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1937	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1937	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1937	Uccle, BE	daily low max	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	53 years	26 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1937. 1937 had 151 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 100	123
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1