Weather Records on 8 March 1939

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1939. Highest significance: Pratten, AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1939

On 8 March 1939, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 359 daily.
Pratten set an all-time record daily precipitation of 135.9 mm (5.4 in) on 8 March 1939.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 8 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henley Woolshed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Rangers Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jondarayan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 8 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 8 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1939

Top 20 records on 8 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1939	Pratten, AU	all-time rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1939	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Gatton Allan Street, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Carinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Maryland, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Dalveen, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Millmerran Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Ballandool, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Graman (Willowie), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	San Jose, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Western Creek, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Oakland, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1939	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1939. 1939 had 379 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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Data for records on 1939-03-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	322
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2