Weather Records on 12 March 2008

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 2008. Highest significance: Channel Island, AU.

Key Facts for 12 March 2008

On 12 March 2008, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
414 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 670 daily.
Channel Island set a daily record precipitation of 111.1 mm (4.4 in) on 12 March 2008.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

684 stations

684 station records on 12 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Channel Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Capulhuac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nianfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlixco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita Tlahuapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Troickoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rossared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caltepec	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Comalcalco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rafha	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abild	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Capo Bellavista	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tulum	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bratoljubovka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boston 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zoh Laguna	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Svijagino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 12 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 12 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 2008

Top 20 records on 12 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 2008	Channel Island, AU	daily rain	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Monte Vista 2W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Gaoua, BF	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Dannemora, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Millinocket, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Hiram, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Askaniia Nova, UA	daily high max	17.6 C (63.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Kellerberrin, AU	daily high max	41.5 C (106.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Capulhuac, MX	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Chernjaevo, RU	daily high min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	9.9 C (17.8 F)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	monthly high min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Nianfors, SE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Bomnak, RU	daily high max	2.7 C (36.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Placerville 3SE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Comondu, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Aspendell, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2008	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	monthly low max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2008	Atlixco, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2008	Maybell, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	34 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

1810 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2008. 2008 had 684 records.

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

Records on 03-12 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1822	2
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1867	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	6
1887	1
1888	4
1890	5
1891	5
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1899	2
1900	4
1901	3
1902	14
1903	8
1904	7
1905	12
1906	34
1907	9
1908	11
1909	26
1910	23
1911	15
1912	7
1913	19
1914	89
1915	17
1916	27
1917	54
1918	96
1919	50
1920	42
1921	59
1922	29
1923	165
1924	168
1925	127
1926	128
1927	399
1928	204
1929	324
1930	210
1931	159
1932	589
1933	290
1934	639
1935	330
1936	399
1937	189
1938	293
1939	525
1940	588
1941	215
1942	239
1943	194
1944	448
1945	241
1946	532
1947	727
1948	1,510
1949	544
1950	841
1951	475
1952	433
1953	298
1954	603
1955	613
1956	1,159
1957	371
1958	611
1959	513
1960	891
1961	432
1962	846
1963	669
1964	285
1965	422
1966	384
1967	1,135
1968	931
1969	1,254
1970	391
1971	481
1972	1,215
1973	890
1974	784
1975	540
1976	657
1977	1,834
1978	554
1979	606
1980	601
1981	1,112
1982	860
1983	1,057
1984	1,235
1985	886
1986	658
1987	728
1988	918
1989	1,402
1990	2,905
1991	607
1992	1,423
1993	931
1994	619
1995	1,067
1996	1,030
1997	990
1998	2,483
1999	636
2000	715
2001	1,392
2002	935
2003	703
2004	649
2005	1,020
2006	2,121
2007	1,652
2008	684
2009	1,148
2010	791
2011	494
2012	981
2013	874
2014	645
2015	793
2016	809
2017	702
2018	609
2019	865
2020	762
2021	659
2022	1,144
2023	877
2024	527
2025	615
2026	1,212

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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	551
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1