Weather Records on 8 March 1984

826 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1984. Highest significance: Findlay Wpcc, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 1984

On 8 March 1984, 826 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 807 daily.
Findlay Wpcc set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 8 March 1984.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

826 stations

826 station records on 8 March 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gilavin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Firme	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koorda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yorkrakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hines Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pandora	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

826 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 195, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 8 March 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	195
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 8 March 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 807.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

642 broken records

Margins by which the 642 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 1984

Top 20 records on 8 March 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1984	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Fairfields, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Codg Codgen, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Fairfield, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Doodarding Well, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Cowcowing, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Gilavin, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Wyalkatchem, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Porto Firme, BR	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Jensen, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Koorda, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Hartington, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Glenferrie, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Bruce Rock, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Arcade, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Yorkrakine, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1984	Barra Do Capinzal, BR	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	39 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1984. 1984 had 826 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	625
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1