Weather Records on 8 March 1963

239 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1963. Highest significance: Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 March 1963

On 8 March 1963, 239 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 236 daily.
Elliotdale (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 69.5 mm (2.7 in) on 8 March 1963.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

239 stations

239 station records on 8 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cococi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Varzea da Volta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Die Hoogte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasgat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houd Constant	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

239 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 8 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 8 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

205 broken records

Margins by which the 205 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1963

Top 20 records on 8 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1963	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1963	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Ntsubane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Wilo (Bos), ZA	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Notinsila (Bos), ZA	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Klipplaat, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Mkambati, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Barras, BR	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1963	Regensburg, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	8 years	36 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1963. 1963 had 239 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 20	167
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1