Weather Records on 8 March 1944

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1944. Highest significance: Mungaoli, IN.

Key Facts for 8 March 1944

On 8 March 1944, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 476 daily.
Mungaoli set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 8 March 1944.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 8 March 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mungaoli	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Speewa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 8 March 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 8 March 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1944

Top 20 records on 8 March 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1944	Mungaoli, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Kanakapura, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Karkal, IN	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Harur, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Kudligi, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Uppiliyapuram, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Vayalpad, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Bareli, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Uthankarai, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Chintamani, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Gadhchiroli, IN	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Valapady, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Channapatana, IN	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Guntur, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Nagamangala, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Speewa Station, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Satna, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1944	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	5 years	39 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 had 494 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	427
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1
1200 to 1400	1