Weather Records on 8 March 1977

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1977. Highest significance: Nguiu, AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1977

On 8 March 1977, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
801 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 1,028 daily.
Nguiu set a daily record precipitation of 210.8 mm (8.3 in) on 8 March 1977.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 8 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koordarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tabuleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	293.0 mm (11.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrami	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Ituere	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	327.4 mm (12.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 565, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	565
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 1,028.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

881 broken records

Margins by which the 881 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1977

Top 20 records on 8 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1977	Nguiu, AU	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Koordarrie, AU	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Lewiston, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Onslow, AU	daily rain	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Elwha Rs, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Fayette, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Prairie du Chien, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Minderoo, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Iowa Falls, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Tabuleiro, BR	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Hampton, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Webster City, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	78 years	40 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1977. 1977 had 1,042 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 1977-03-08: 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	862
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2