Weather Records on 8 March 1955

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1955. Highest significance: Nebo, AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1955

On 8 March 1955, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 550 daily.
Nebo set a daily record precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 8 March 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 8 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reriutaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Forquilha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 8 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 8 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1955

Top 20 records on 8 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1955	Nebo, AU	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1955	Newry, AU	monthly rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Netherdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Yacamunda Station, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Gowrie Junction, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Homestead, AU	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Yabba Station, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Logan Downs, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Calliope Station, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Arasadi, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Mt Douglas, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Mannersley, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Santander Centro, ES	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 558 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 1955-03-08: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	379
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	16
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1