Weather Records on 8 March 1938

147 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1938. Highest significance: Karimganj, IN.

Key Facts for 8 March 1938

On 8 March 1938, 147 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 142 daily.
Karimganj set a daily record precipitation of 123.7 mm (4.9 in) on 8 March 1938.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

147 stations

147 station records on 8 March 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jaitanga Valley	India	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

147 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 March 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 March 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 142.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

130 broken records

Margins by which the 130 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1938

Top 20 records on 8 March 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1938	Karimganj, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1938	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1938	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1938	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1938	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1938	Jaitanga Valley, IN	monthly rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1938	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1938	Hailakundi India, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1938	Parys (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1938	Uccle, BE	daily high max	16.4 C (61.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1938	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1938	Bikrampur, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1938	Silchar, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1938	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1938	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1938	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1938	Contest, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1938	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1938	Bulken, NO	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1938	Tunnsjo, NO	all-time snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	0 years	25 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1938. 1938 had 147 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 20	108
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	3