Weather Records on 8 March 1981

1,254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1981. Highest significance: Gagnoa, CI.

Key Facts for 8 March 1981

On 8 March 1981, 1,254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
486 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,190 daily.
Gagnoa set an all-time record daily precipitation of 350.0 mm (13.8 in) on 8 March 1981.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,254 stations

1,254 station records on 8 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abre Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Pirajibu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asmara	Eritrea	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	161.0 cm (63.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pirapitingui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynoka	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,254 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 414, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 544, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 8 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	414
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	544
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 8 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 58, daily 1,190.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,137 broken records

Margins by which the 1,137 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1981

Top 20 records on 8 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1981	Gagnoa, CI	all-time rain	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	227.2 mm (8.9 in)	30 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1981	Zwartrandjes, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1981	Abre Campo, BR	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Miami, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Eden (Pirajibu), BR	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Asmara, ER	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Utica, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	161.0 cm (63.4 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Otis 11 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Buxton, GB	monthly high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Beaver, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Haigler, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Weissenburg, DE	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Oakley 4W, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Tribune 1W, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Richmond, CA	daily high min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1981	Macuspana (Smn), MX	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	3 years	43 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 had 1,254 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,117
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1