Weather Records on 19 March 2008

1,015 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 2008. Highest significance: Jackson, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 2008

On 19 March 2008, 1,015 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 123 monthly and 883 daily.
Jackson set an all-time record daily precipitation of 233.9 mm (9.2 in) on 19 March 2008.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,015 stations

1,015 station records on 19 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grand Twr 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Parks 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Prairie du Rocher 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Blue Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deer	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zalma 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	263.4 mm (10.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,015 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 478, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 19 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	478
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 19 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 123, daily 883.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

853 broken records

Margins by which the 853 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 2008

Top 20 records on 19 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 2008	Jackson, US	all-time rain	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	102 years	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 March 2008	Round Spring 2SW, US	monthly rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	114 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 March 2008	Mammoth Spring, US	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	69 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 March 2008	Arcadia, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 March 2008	Mattoon, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Marshall, US	monthly rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Doniphan, US	daily rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Perryville Wtp, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Brookport Dam 52, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Olmsted L&D, US	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Samburg Wr, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Elliston, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2008	Williamsville, US	daily rain	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	63 years	66 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

1808 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2008. 2008 had 1,015 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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Data for records on 2008-03-19: 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 100	835
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1