Weather Records on 8 March 2012

746 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2012. Highest significance: Kailua 446, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 2012

On 8 March 2012, 746 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
344 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 735 daily.
Kailua 446 set a daily record precipitation of 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 8 March 2012.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

746 stations

746 station records on 8 March 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cotulla la Salle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwell Point Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex Inlet Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Revesby (Paten Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lucas Heights (Ansto)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria di Leuc	Italy	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood (Hawthorne Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cronulla South Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peakhurst Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forsayth Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown (Kentlyn (Georges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wattamolla (Tamol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Apuro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toolijooa (Nyora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culburra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bendalong Stp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

746 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 208, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 8 March 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	208
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 8 March 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2012

Top 20 records on 8 March 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2012	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2012	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	118 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2012	Sans Souci (Public School), AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2012	Bermagui South (Young Street), AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2012	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2012	Lima, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Cotulla la Salle Co AP, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	118 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Greenwell Point Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Vigra, NO	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Sussex Inlet Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Lower Boro (Calderwood), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Marrickville Golf Club, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Sydney Airport AMO, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Revesby (Paten Street), AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Lucas Heights (Ansto), AU	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2012	Santa Maria di Leuc, IT	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 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

1796 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2012. 2012 had 746 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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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 2026-10-14 (14 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	576
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1