Weather Records on 7 March 2008

1,204 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 2008. Highest significance: Evening Shade 1 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 2008

On 7 March 2008, 1,204 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 495 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,118 daily.
Evening Shade 1 NNE set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 7 March 2008.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,204 stations

1,204 station records on 7 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Abbott	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gove Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mena	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne 5W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wantagh Cedar Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deer	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,204 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 328, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 131, Deepest snow cover 86.

Records on 7 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	328
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	131
Deepest snow cover	86

Records on 7 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 82, daily 1,118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

964 broken records

Margins by which the 964 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 2008

Top 20 records on 7 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 2008	Evening Shade 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2008	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2008	Subiaco, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2008	Abbott, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2008	Gove Airport, AU	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2008	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2008	Pocahontas 1, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	111 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2008	Mena, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2008	Durant, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2008	Jefferson, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2008	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	115 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2008	Marion 2 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2008	Denton 2 SE, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2008	Amity, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	109 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2008	Gravelly, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2008	Durant, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2008	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2008	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2008	Ft Davis, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2008	Ratcliff, US	all-time snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	50 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2008. 2008 had 1,204 records.

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

Records on 03-07 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1807	1
1808	1
1813	1
1818	1
1822	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1840	1
1845	2
1849	2
1850	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	5
1900	2
1901	6
1902	2
1903	4
1904	16
1905	5
1906	27
1907	7
1908	13
1909	57
1910	95
1911	26
1912	16
1913	101
1914	20
1915	22
1916	82
1917	54
1918	28
1919	39
1920	273
1921	86
1922	77
1923	91
1924	86
1925	273
1926	175
1927	155
1928	69
1929	103
1930	161
1931	384
1932	737
1933	152
1934	302
1935	274
1936	122
1937	258
1938	72
1939	255
1940	273
1941	333
1942	398
1943	1,024
1944	508
1945	318
1946	643
1947	448
1948	335
1949	452
1950	558
1951	1,098
1952	277
1953	351
1954	330
1955	462
1956	1,169
1957	428
1958	947
1959	238
1960	1,388
1961	614
1962	608
1963	363
1964	837
1965	300
1966	367
1967	998
1968	1,085
1969	650
1970	690
1971	664
1972	949
1973	1,258
1974	1,771
1975	560
1976	355
1977	674
1978	959
1979	837
1980	356
1981	883
1982	727
1983	1,646
1984	669
1985	549
1986	918
1987	2,048
1988	796
1989	2,215
1990	1,399
1991	859
1992	1,063
1993	563
1994	700
1995	2,011
1996	1,912
1997	716
1998	1,535
1999	960
2000	1,880
2001	766
2002	1,201
2003	886
2004	827
2005	1,043
2006	833
2007	1,031
2008	1,204
2009	1,015
2010	1,103
2011	808
2012	743
2013	655
2014	788
2015	1,090
2016	961
2017	773
2018	377
2019	1,245
2020	639
2021	270
2022	1,388
2023	1,130
2024	414
2025	1,046
2026	1,456

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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	859
50 to 100	71
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1