Weather Records on 8 March 1986

1,357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1986. Highest significance: Alturas, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 1986

On 8 March 1986, 1,357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
513 were record highs and 480 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,282 daily.
Alturas set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 8 March 1986.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

1,357 stations

1,357 station records on 8 March 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alturas	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
South Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sagehen Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Araraquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cecilville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sabrina	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palisades	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dugway	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Do Rio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mad River Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,357 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 231, Highest daily minimum 351, Lowest daily minimum 249, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 8 March 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	231
Highest daily minimum	351
Lowest daily minimum	249
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 8 March 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 73, daily 1,282.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,113 broken records

Margins by which the 1,113 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1986

Top 20 records on 8 March 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1986	Alturas, US	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1986	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1986	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	89 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1986	Downieville, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1986	Mineral, US	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1986	Electra P H, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1986	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1986	Jess Valley, US	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1986	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1986	P-Ranch South Place, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1986	Iowa Hill, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1986	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1986	Snowhill, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1986	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1986	Huajintlan, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1986	Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1986	Antonio Escobedo (Smn), MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1986	Nevada City, US	monthly rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1986	South Lake, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1986	Calaveras Big Trees, US	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	48 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1986. 1986 had 1,357 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 1986-03-08: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,100
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1