Weather Records on 8 March 2008

1,675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2008. Highest significance: Hernando, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 2008

On 8 March 2008, 1,675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 546 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 139 monthly and 1,528 daily.
Hernando set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 8 March 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,675 stations

1,675 station records on 8 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hernando	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bradfordsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 4ENE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,675 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 389, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 265, Deepest snow cover 181.

Records on 8 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	389
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	265
Deepest snow cover	181

Records on 8 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 139, daily 1,528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,393 broken records

Margins by which the 1,393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2008

Top 20 records on 8 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2008	Hernando, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP, US	monthly snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Woodbury, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Millersburg, US	monthly snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	95 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Arad, RO	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	111 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Eastport, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	94 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	95 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Hopkinsville, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	110 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Urbana Wrf, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Bradfordsville, US	monthly snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Marysville, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2008	Saint Charles, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1,675 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 50	1,155
50 to 100	146
100 to 150	56
150 to 200	23
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1