Weather Records on 8 March 1941

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1941. Highest significance: Ny City Cntrl Park, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 1941

On 8 March 1941, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 467 daily.
Ny City Cntrl Park set a daily record snowfall of 39.9 cm (15.7 in) on 8 March 1941.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 8 March 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mercadool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 8 March 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 8 March 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 297.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1941

Top 20 records on 8 March 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1941	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1941	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Mercadool, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Coorabulka, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Effingham, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Paterson, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Charleston 1, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Genoa, IT	daily rain	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Somerville 4 NW, US	monthly snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Bridgeport, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Eutawville, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1941	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	42 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1941. 1941 had 486 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 50	376
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1