Weather Records on 8 March 1958

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1958. Highest significance: Springerville, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 1958

On 8 March 1958, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 583 daily.
Springerville set a daily record snow depth of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 8 March 1958.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 8 March 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ione	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan 7 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turnpike	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wahgunyah Nursery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Safford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mzimba	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 9 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Picola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 124, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 8 March 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	124
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 8 March 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1958

Top 20 records on 8 March 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1958	Springerville, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Ione, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Sedan 7 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Mtn Park, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Turnpike, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Wasa, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Roy, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Ksara, LB	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1958	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 589 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	445
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3