Weather Records on 8 March 1999

1,104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1999. Highest significance: A Coruna, ES.

Key Facts for 8 March 1999

On 8 March 1999, 1,104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,081 daily.
A Coruna set an all-time record daily precipitation of 132.7 mm (5.2 in) on 8 March 1999.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,104 stations

1,104 station records on 8 March 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	132.7 mm (5.2 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bodoquena (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chichijima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vesta	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coamo 2 SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,104 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 399, Heaviest daily snowfall 184, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 8 March 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	399
Heaviest daily snowfall	184
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 8 March 1999 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

915 broken records

Margins by which the 915 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1999

Top 20 records on 8 March 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1999	A Coruna, ES	all-time rain	132.7 mm (5.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 1999	Newark, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1999	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1999	Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A), BR	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1999	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	Luverne, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	Fredericktown 4 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	Walden, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	St Paul, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.9 cm (7.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	24.7 cm (9.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	Minonk, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	Steelville 2 N, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	Lyons Falls, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	Bodoquena (Particular), BR	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	Willits 1 NE, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	Geneseo, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1999	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	45 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1999. 1999 had 1,104 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	890
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1