Weather Records on 8 March 1960

1,252 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1960. Highest significance: Kothapeta, IN.

Key Facts for 8 March 1960

On 8 March 1960, 1,252 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 526 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,191 daily.
Kothapeta set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 8 March 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,252 stations

1,252 station records on 8 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
New Burnside	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palasdanga	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,252 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 222, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 304, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 146, Deepest snow cover 179.

Records on 8 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	222
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	304
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	146
Deepest snow cover	179

Records on 8 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 55, daily 1,191.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,033 broken records

Margins by which the 1,033 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 685.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1960

Top 20 records on 8 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1960	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1960	Harrisburg, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1960	New Burnside, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Farmington, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Minneapolis, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	S Haven, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Lagoa da Canoa, BR	all-time rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Pana, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Picos, BR	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	McPherson, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	68.5 cm (27.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Aledo, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Whitestown, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Pawnee City, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1960	Chandrapur, IN	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	46 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 1,252 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 1960-03-08: 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 100	952
100 to 200	66
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1