Weather Records on 8 March 1943

1,091 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1943. Highest significance: Mtn Home, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 1943

On 8 March 1943, 1,091 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 769 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 106 monthly and 983 daily.
Mtn Home set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 8 March 1943.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,091 stations

1,091 station records on 8 March 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Daveyhurst Mulwarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanowna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boodanoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	205.0 cm (80.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Veedersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawlers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,091 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 574, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 8 March 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	574
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 8 March 1943 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 106, daily 983.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

920 broken records

Margins by which the 920 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1943

Top 20 records on 8 March 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1943	Mtn Home, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1943	Balladonia, AU	all-time rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Glenns Ferry, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Noondoonia, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Kalgoorlie Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Andenes, NO	monthly rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Daveyhurst Mulwarrie, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Southern Cross, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Widgiemooltha, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Darkan, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Menzies, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Maneroo, AU	all-time rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Lake Muir, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Casa Nova, BR	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Pine 2 S, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Kanowna, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1943	Borsat, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	36 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1943. 1943 had 1,091 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 200	917
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1