Weather Records on 8 March 1965

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1965. Highest significance: Tsumeb - Pol, NA.

Key Facts for 8 March 1965

On 8 March 1965, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 289 daily.
Tsumeb - Pol set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 8 March 1965.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 8 March 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Doornfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lolworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 8 March 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 8 March 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records

Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1965

Top 20 records on 8 March 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1965	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Madhubani, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Angermunde, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Altentreptow, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low min	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	119 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Cottbus, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Glenbervie Station, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1965	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1965	Derdekraal, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1965	Millungera Station, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	33 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1965. 1965 had 294 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 March 1965
Margin	Records
0 to 100	193
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1