Weather Records on 8 March 1945

164 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1945. Highest significance: Noreena Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1945

On 8 March 1945, 164 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 156 daily.
Noreena Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 143.0 mm (5.6 in) on 8 March 1945.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

164 stations

164 station records on 8 March 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jigalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	207.0 cm (81.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Aeneas	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Ketchowla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hookina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yanyarrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 477 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

164 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 8 March 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 8 March 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 156.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

129 broken records

Margins by which the 129 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 864.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1945

Top 20 records on 8 March 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1945	Noreena Downs, AU	monthly rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1945	Roy Hill, AU	all-time rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1945	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1945	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1945	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1945	Corunna Downs, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1945	Jigalong, AU	all-time rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1945	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1945	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1945	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1945	Denman Island, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1945	Ethel Creek, AU	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1945	Cumberland, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1945	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1945	Abydos Woodstock, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1945	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1945	Reit Im Winkl, DE	monthly snow depth	207.0 cm (81.5 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1945	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1945	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1945	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	24 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1945. 1945 had 164 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	128
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1