Weather Records on 8 March 1978

1,089 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1978. Highest significance: Jacksonville 2E, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 1978

On 8 March 1978, 1,089 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,020 daily.
Jacksonville 2E set an all-time record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 8 March 1978.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,089 stations

1,089 station records on 8 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Powell	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Itapecerica da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	166.3 mm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Olive 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alderpoint	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Piacaguera (Efsj)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.9 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Do Massaim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,089 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 316.

Records on 8 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	316

Records on 8 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 55, daily 1,020.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

880 broken records

Margins by which the 880 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1978

Top 20 records on 8 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1978	Jacksonville 2E, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1978	Powell, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1978	Carlinville, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1978	Itapecerica da Serra, BR	monthly rain	166.3 mm (6.5 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1978	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1978	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1978	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1978	Pana, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1978	Lewistown AP, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1978	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1978	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1978	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1978	Melstone, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1978	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1978	Mangochi, MW	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1978	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1978	Cuthbert, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1978	Concordia, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	50 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1978. 1978 had 1,089 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 1978
Margin	Records
0 to 100	759
100 to 200	94
200 to 300	20
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	2