Weather Records on 8 March 1949

807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1949. Highest significance: Macedon Forestry, AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1949

On 8 March 1949, 807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 757 daily.
Macedon Forestry set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 8 March 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

807 stations

807 station records on 8 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Barunah Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lara Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East (Chesney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Castlemaine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burnley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portsea Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
French Island (Tankerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burnley Richmond Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

807 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 580, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 8 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	580
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 8 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 50, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

732 broken records

Margins by which the 732 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1949

Top 20 records on 8 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1949	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1949	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1949	Wedderburn (Post Office), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1949	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1949	Mornington, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1949	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Bulgroo Station, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Elaine (Larundel), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Woodend (Carlisle Street), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Meredith, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Tullaroop Reservoir, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Wychitella South, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Laanecoorie Weir, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Anakie, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Morrisons (Ballark), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1949	Wilsons Reservoir, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	56 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 807 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1949-03-08: 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 50	692
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1