Weather Records on 8 March 1974

2,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1974. Highest significance: Cobra Station, AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1974

On 8 March 1974, 2,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,511 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 2,013 daily.
Cobra Station set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 8 March 1974.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 8 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Madden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Nungatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idria	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,042 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 799, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 712, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 8 March 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	799
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	712
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 8 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 2,013.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,753 broken records

Margins by which the 1,753 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1974

Top 20 records on 8 March 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1974	Cobra Station, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Bullara, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Mattoon, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Mount Madden, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Flora 5 NW, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Albion, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Carlinville, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Bethany, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Eldon, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Kirksville, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Trenton, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Rushville, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Carrollton, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Mexico, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1974	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	20 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 2,042 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 1974-03-08: 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	1,745
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1