Weather Records on 8 March 1952

325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1952. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 1952

On 8 March 1952, 325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 324 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 8 March 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

325 stations

325 station records on 8 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Escondido	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bennett Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Giant Forest	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Oaks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	208.3 cm (82.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meridian 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

325 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 8 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 8 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

258 broken records

Margins by which the 258 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1952

Top 20 records on 8 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1952	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1952	Nymagee (Pyramid), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1952	Carson City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1952	Las Vegas, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1952	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1952	Unionville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1952	Escondido, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1952	Yerington, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1952	Kingman, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1952	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1952	Anchorage Merrill Fld, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1952	Campestre, BR	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1952	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1952	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1952	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1952	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1952	Indpur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1952	Beaumont Pumping Plt, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	31 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 325 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 100	243
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1