Weather Records on 11 March 2008

816 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 2008. Highest significance: Monte Vista 2W, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 2008

On 11 March 2008, 816 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 798 daily.
Monte Vista 2W set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 11 March 2008.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

816 stations

816 station records on 11 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cosautlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hole	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rastatt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pyongyang Intl	Korea, North	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dunhuang	China	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Horinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gudermes	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weiskirchen/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grimeli I Krodsherad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

816 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 226, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 11 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	226
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 11 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 798.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

692 broken records

Margins by which the 692 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 2008

Top 20 records on 11 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2008	Monte Vista 2W, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2008	Cosautlan, MX	monthly rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Millinocket, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Rostov-Na-Donu, RU	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Lunner, NO	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	St Francisville, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Hole, NO	monthly rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Meeker, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Tovdal, NO	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Liberty, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	118 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Rastatt, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Aseral, NO	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2008	Belle Fourche, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	40 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

1793 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 816 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	655
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1