Weather Records on 8 March 1991

673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1991. Highest significance: Dijon-Longvic, FR.

Key Facts for 8 March 1991

On 8 March 1991, 673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 645 daily.
Dijon-Longvic set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 8 March 1991.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

673 stations

673 station records on 8 March 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Surprise Store	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shakhrinau	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teocaltiche (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hovaling	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kuljab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Suchixtepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muminabad	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sanglok	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nalut	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yavan	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vigna di Valle	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Misurata	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jesup 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eielson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaccio	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

673 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 8 March 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 8 March 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1991

Top 20 records on 8 March 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1991	Dijon-Longvic, FR	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1991	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Grootvlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Surprise Store, ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Totatiche, MX	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Milan, IT	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	188 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Cullowhee, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	San Luis San Pedro, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Zuara, LY	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Ficksburg;Kersieproe, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Woudzicht, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Shakhrinau, TJ	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	40.3 C (104.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Zuara, LY	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Flitwick Grange, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1991	Kahului AP, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	74 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1991. 1991 had 673 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 20	495
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1