Weather Records on 8 March 1983

1,200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1983. Highest significance: Maristova, NO.

Key Facts for 8 March 1983

On 8 March 1983, 1,200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
703 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,154 daily.
Maristova set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 8 March 1983.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,200 stations

1,200 station records on 8 March 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Caa AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.5 mm (9.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Dos Ouros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franco da Rocha (Hosp.Juqueri)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martim Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dona Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandspit A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itapira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baixo Cotia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,200 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 225, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 478, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 8 March 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	225
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	478
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 8 March 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 44, daily 1,154.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,000 broken records

Margins by which the 1,000 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1983

Top 20 records on 8 March 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1983	Maristova, NO	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1983	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1983	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1983	Bulken, NO	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Vik I Sogn III, NO	all-time rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Tafjord, NO	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Boyds 2 NW, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Douglas Caa AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Amery, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	daily rain	252.5 mm (9.9 in)	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Adak AP, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Lois River Dam, CA	monthly rain	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Etne, NO	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Verma, NO	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Petoskey, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Towner 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Toledo Blade, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Conceicao Dos Ouros, BR	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1983	Cameron Lake, CA	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	45 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1983. 1983 had 1,200 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 1983-03-08: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 March 1983
Margin	Records
0 to 100	991
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1