Weather Records on 8 March 1957

509 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1957. Highest significance: Douglas, AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1957

On 8 March 1957, 509 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 504 daily.
Douglas set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 8 March 1957.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

509 stations

509 station records on 8 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cococi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

509 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1957

Top 20 records on 8 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1957	Douglas, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Springvale, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Tirrengower, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Markapur, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Deer Park, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Nandigama, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Hosur, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Karnak (Rosedale), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Eureka, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Propria, BR	monthly rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Brookville FAA AP, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Gurjala(Gurujala), IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1957	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1957	Twyfelspoort, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	33 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1957. 1957 had 509 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 50	396
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1