Weather Records on 8 March 1959

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1959. Highest significance: Burnett 3 S, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 1959

On 8 March 1959, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 291 daily.
Burnett 3 S set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 8 March 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

295 stations

295 station records on 8 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Rietvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chetwynd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 8 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 8 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1959

Top 20 records on 8 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1959	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1959	Wheatlands, ZA	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1959	Mardan South, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1959	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1959	Big Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1959	Lismore (Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1959	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1959	Virden, CA	daily high min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1959	Green Bay, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1959	Attunga (Garthowen), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1959	Owens Gap (T.O.K.), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1959	Allansford, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1959	Corryong (Parish Lane), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1959	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1959	St Thomas, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1959	Bysonder, ZA	daily rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1959	Cudgewa State School, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1959	Hancock Exp Farm, US	all-time snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1959	Moyhu, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1959	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 295 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	229
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1