Weather Records on 8 March 1956

895 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1956. Highest significance: Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1956

On 8 March 1956, 895 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 841 daily.
Condobolin (Borambil Park) set a daily record precipitation of 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 8 March 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

895 stations

895 station records on 8 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Annalara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Noorla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Cogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Elms	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

895 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 488, Heaviest daily snowfall 121, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 8 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	488
Heaviest daily snowfall	121
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 8 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 44, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

763 broken records

Margins by which the 763 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1448.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1956

Top 20 records on 8 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1956	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1956	Bolagamy, AU	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1956	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1956	Wyalong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1956	Naradhan (Uralba), AU	all-time rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1956	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1956	Hillston (Willanthry), AU	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1956	Springvale, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1956	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1956	Annalara, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1956	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	monthly rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1956	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1956	West Wyalong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1956	Argalong (the Farm), AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1956	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1956	Junee Reefs (Noorla), AU	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1956	Darby, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	19.9 cm (7.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1956	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1956	Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1956	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	all-time rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	71 years	48 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1956. 1956 had 895 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 1956-03-08: 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 200	757
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1