Weather Records on 8 March 1995

2,142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1995. Highest significance: Rokewood (Wurrook South), AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1995

On 8 March 1995, 2,142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
471 were record highs and 927 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 2,103 daily.
Rokewood (Wurrook South) set a daily record precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 8 March 1995.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 8 March 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zionsville 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shokan Brown Station	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Cecil Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chatom	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dix Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wensleydale (Anglesea (Vehicle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown Donalds Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manorkill	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Reagan Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumaris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irrewillipe (Tomahawk Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,142 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 443, Highest daily minimum 290, Lowest daily minimum 484, Heaviest daily rainfall 568, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 8 March 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	443
Highest daily minimum	290
Lowest daily minimum	484
Heaviest daily rainfall	568
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 8 March 1995 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 2,103.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,821 broken records

Margins by which the 1,821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1995

Top 20 records on 8 March 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1995	Rokewood (Wurrook South), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1995	Dearborn, US	all-time rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1995	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1995	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1995	Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1995	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1995	Lebanon, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1995	Colusa 2 SSW, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1995	Falmouth, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1995	Russellville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1995	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1995	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1995	Zionsville 3 ESE, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1995	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1995	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1995	Grandfather Mtn, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1995	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1995	Manina (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1995	Anthony, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1995	Lind 3 NE, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1995. 1995 had 2,142 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 50	1,751
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1