Weather Records on 8 March 1994

1,257 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1994. Highest significance: Las Animas, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 1994

On 8 March 1994, 1,257 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
381 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,207 daily.
Las Animas set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 8 March 1994.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,257 stations

1,257 station records on 8 March 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfern	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Abiquiu Dam	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao de Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.7 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caraguatatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pardinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salo Karkka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,257 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 256, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 555, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 118.

Records on 8 March 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	256
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	555
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	118

Records on 8 March 1994 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 43, daily 1,207.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,069 broken records

Margins by which the 1,069 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1994

Top 20 records on 8 March 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1994	Las Animas, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1994	Elmira, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1994	Mosquero 1 NE, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1994	Partizansk, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1994	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Ternej, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Bell Ranch, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Dalhart FAA AP, US	monthly snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Wakayama, JP	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Preobrazhenie, RU	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Mayfern, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Shionomisaki, JP	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Skogsforsen, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Siloam Springs 1E, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Boise City 2 E, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Union City 3 SE, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1994	Abiquiu Dam, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	32 years	52 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1994. 1994 had 1,257 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	1,014
100 to 200	40
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1