Weather Records on 8 March 1964

933 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1964. Highest significance: Ebor (Kotupna), AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1964

On 8 March 1964, 933 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 403 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 904 daily.
Ebor (Kotupna) set a daily record precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 8 March 1964.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

933 stations

933 station records on 8 March 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz Lock E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Stanley Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dumpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warragai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

933 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 194, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 209, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 8 March 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	194
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	209
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 8 March 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 904.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

795 broken records

Margins by which the 795 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1964

Top 20 records on 8 March 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1964	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1964	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Cadiz Lock E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Glengallan, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Blakefield, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Japaratuba, BR	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Mt Stanley Forestry, AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Union City, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Wondai Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1964	Allora Post Office, AU	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	73 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1964. 1964 had 933 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 1964-03-08: 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 50	753
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1