Weather Records on 21 March 2008

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 2008. Highest significance: Karlshamn, SE.

Key Facts for 21 March 2008

On 21 March 2008, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 697 daily.
Karlshamn set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 21 March 2008.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 21 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Headquarters	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Summit 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore/Bajpe	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iquitos	Peru	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record low maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gadag	India	Record low maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Browns Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Svijagino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linxi	China	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurnool	India	Record low maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajoncito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Catarina	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirovskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 21 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 21 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 32, daily 697.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 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

21 March 2008

Top 20 records on 21 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 2008	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2008	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2008	Farmington 3NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Roscoe, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Headquarters, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Battle Creek 5NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Onaka, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Ipswich, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Sisseton, US	daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Coldwater St School, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Wilmot, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Summit 1 W, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Waubay Natl Wild Life, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Webster, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	113 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Mangalore/Bajpe, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2008	Millinocket, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	88 years	46 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

1797 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2008. 2008 had 734 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	515
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1