Weather Records on 8 March 1982

1,104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1982. Highest significance: Yuin, AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1982

On 8 March 1982, 1,104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 340 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,085 daily.
Yuin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 8 March 1982.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,104 stations

1,104 station records on 8 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riacho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goose A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
High Landing 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millville 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shamokin	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towrana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Carmelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton Co-Op	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goose A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.8 cm (16.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	154.9 cm (61.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Panuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,104 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 216, Heaviest daily rainfall 464, Heaviest daily snowfall 167, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 8 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	216
Heaviest daily rainfall	464
Heaviest daily snowfall	167
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 8 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 1,085.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1982

Top 20 records on 8 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1982	Yuin, AU	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1982	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1982	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Mayville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Wogarno, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Montague 4 NW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Jimba Jimba, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Muralgarra, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Riacho, BR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Manistee 3SE, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Cudlee Creek (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Longwood, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Lake St Clair (Hec), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Goose A, CA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Santa Cruz-Litoral, BR	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	23.8 C (74.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1982	Barra de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	21 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1982. 1982 had 1,104 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	848
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2