Weather Records on 8 March 1997

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1997. Highest significance: Steigen, NO.

Key Facts for 8 March 1997

On 8 March 1997, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 639 daily.
Steigen set a daily record precipitation of 38.5 mm (1.5 in) on 8 March 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 8 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nukus	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tahiatash	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Onaka	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rothsay	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mo I Rana III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	182.9 cm (72.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ameca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Pt	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jiexiu	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tabriz	Iran	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kermanshah	Iran	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parral A. El Hormiguero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 8 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 8 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1997

Top 20 records on 8 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1997	Steigen, NO	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Nukus, UZ	monthly rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Tahiatash, UZ	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Itumirim, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Coloso, PR	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Potomac, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high max	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Glengyle, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Naryn, KG	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	La Moure, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1997	Bushy Park, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1997	Stanley, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1997	Orebro, SE	daily high max	12.1 C (53.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1997	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	33 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 653 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	501
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1