Weather Records on 8 March 1946

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1946. Highest significance: Atlantic 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 1946

On 8 March 1946, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 533 daily.
Atlantic 1 NE set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 8 March 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 8 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thurman	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 8 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 8 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1946

Top 20 records on 8 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1946	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Chariton 1 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Thurman, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Menasha, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Audubon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Jefferson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Mt Carroll, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Prairie du Chien, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Carroll, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Clinton #1, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Grand River Lock, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Abbeville, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Houma, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1946	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	40 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 541 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 1946-03-08: 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 200	450
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1