Weather Records on 8 March 2000

3,068 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2000. Highest significance: Nymagee (Pyramid), AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 2000

On 8 March 2000, 3,068 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,843 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 113 monthly and 2,948 daily.
Nymagee (Pyramid) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 8 March 2000.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 8 March 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Faith	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Martin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lansdowne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hardin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Thomas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hill Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lamar 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.6 mm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.8 mm (8.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hague	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,068 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,051, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 792, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 921, Heaviest daily snowfall 126, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 8 March 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,051
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	792
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	921
Heaviest daily snowfall	126
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 8 March 2000 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 113, daily 2,948.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,699 broken records

Margins by which the 2,699 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 322.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2000

Top 20 records on 8 March 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2000	Nymagee (Pyramid), AU	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	109 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2000	Lyndon, AU	all-time rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2000	Williambury, AU	all-time rain	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Burlington, US	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Sedgwick, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Deadwood, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Eureka, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Faith, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Winning, AU	monthly rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Julesburg, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Kooline, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Martin, US	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Timber Lake, US	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Byrock Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	94 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Bad Lippspringe, DE	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Wray, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2000	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2000	Billings Wtp, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	101 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 3,068 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	1,283

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Data for records on 2000-03-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	2,609
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2