Weather Records on 8 March 1975

551 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1975. Highest significance: Winters, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 1975

On 8 March 1975, 551 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 548 daily.
Winters set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 8 March 1975.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

551 stations

551 station records on 8 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vollmers	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aughrabies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sylvan Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Hill 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunsmuir	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Troia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bladgrond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paskenta Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

551 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

460 broken records

Margins by which the 460 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1975

Top 20 records on 8 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1975	Winters, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1975	Vollmers, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1975	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1975	Aughrabies, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1975	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1975	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	2.6 C (36.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	115 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1975	Meleiro, BR	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1975	Sylvan Loch, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1975	Durham, CA	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1975	Kisinev, MD	daily high max	17.9 C (64.2 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1975	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1975	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1975	Woodland 1 WNW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1975	Virden, CA	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1975	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1975	Sydney A, CA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1975	Hvar, HR	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1975	Flagstaff AP, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1975	Morgan Hill 2 E, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1975	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	73 years	31 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1975. 1975 had 551 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 50	449
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1