Weather Records on 8 March 2011

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2011. Highest significance: Ardrossan, AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 2011

On 8 March 2011, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 704 daily.
Ardrossan set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 8 March 2011.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 8 March 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Marree (Clayton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mungeranie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Torrens Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Freeling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Owen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kersbrook (Mabenjo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Turkey Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Mulara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
American River (Redbanks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reeves Plains (Parana Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mutarnee Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburgh Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown (South Para Reser	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockleigh (Black Heath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mazatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kensington Upper (Burnside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 8 March 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 8 March 2011 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 704.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

599 broken records

Margins by which the 599 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2011

Top 20 records on 8 March 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2011	Ardrossan, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	126 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2011	Mallala, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2011	Mount Pleasant, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2011	Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2011	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	113 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2011	Marree (Clayton), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Palmer, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Mungeranie, AU	all-time rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Murray Bridge (Tepko), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Gawler Council Depot, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Woodside, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Tailem Bend, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	126 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Murray Bridge Comparison, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Tribes Hill, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	60 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2011. 2011 had 738 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	1,283

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Data for records on 2011-03-08: 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 2026-10-12 (12 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 100	577
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1