Weather Records on 3 March 2008

917 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2008. Highest significance: Idaho City, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 2008

On 3 March 2008, 917 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
421 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 892 daily.
Idaho City set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 3 March 2008.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

917 stations

917 station records on 3 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hope Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	244.8 mm (9.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Westmoreland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spiro	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huahuaxtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Curtain 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Noumea Nf	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fanshawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Acateno (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Soledad (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sumner 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daisy 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piper City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

917 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 228, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 3 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	228
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 3 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 892.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

758 broken records

Margins by which the 758 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 864.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 2008

Top 20 records on 3 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2008	Idaho City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2008	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2008	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2008	Hope Vale, AU	daily rain	244.8 mm (9.6 in)	166.3 mm (6.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Westmoreland, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Spiro, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Huahuaxtla (Cfe), MX	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Waldron, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Antlers, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Mc Curtain 1 SE, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Tarkio, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Ft Smith Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Noumea Nf, NC	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Natural Dam, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Rushville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Sherman, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Fanshawe, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2008	Fayetteville Drake Fld, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	48 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

1804 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2008. 2008 had 917 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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Data for records on 2008-03-03: 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 2026-10-17 (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 200	749
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1