Weather Records on 8 March 1969

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1969. Highest significance: Irara, BR.

Key Facts for 8 March 1969

On 8 March 1969, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 430 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,008 daily.
Irara set an all-time record daily precipitation of 195.2 mm (7.7 in) on 8 March 1969.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 8 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	195.2 mm (7.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Egvard	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morpara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amberd (Koshabulakh)	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 218, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 212, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 204, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 8 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	218
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	212
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	204
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 8 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 17, daily 1,008.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

851 broken records

Margins by which the 851 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 736.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1969

Top 20 records on 8 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1969	Irara, BR	all-time rain	195.2 mm (7.7 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1969	Boras, SE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1969	Vilsandi, EE	monthly rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1969	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1969	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1969	Austin #2, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Jubilee Downs, AU	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Appleton City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Carlinville, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Eureka 1E, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Lebo, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Quinter, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Egvard, AM	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Adaven, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1969	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 years	48 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1969. 1969 had 1,031 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 100	793
100 to 200	38
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1