Weather Records on 8 March 1954

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1954. Highest significance: Te Kowai Exp STN, AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1954

On 8 March 1954, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 424 daily.
Te Kowai Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 255.3 mm (10.1 in) on 8 March 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 8 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	323.6 mm (12.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver City Hall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meridian 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 424.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1954

Top 20 records on 8 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1954	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1954	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1954	Santana Do Cariri, BR	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1954	Mirani Post Office, AU	daily rain	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1954	Dingo Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1954	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	323.6 mm (12.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1954	Plane Creek Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1954	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1954	Vancouver Interst Brg, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1954	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1954	Austin #2, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1954	Walkerston, AU	monthly rain	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1954	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1954	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1954	Kosmos, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1954	Weaverville, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1954	Cambridge, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1954	Orovada 3 W, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1954	Gooding 2 S, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1954	Abor Downs, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	27 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1954. 1954 had 429 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	325
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2