Weather Records on 8 March 2015

835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2015. Highest significance: Mt Carmel, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 2015

On 8 March 2015, 835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
597 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 826 daily.
Mt Carmel set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 8 March 2015.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

835 stations

835 station records on 8 March 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Carmel	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City 5E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxelosund	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prastkulla	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

835 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 357, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 8 March 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	357
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 8 March 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 826.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

748 broken records

Margins by which the 748 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2015

Top 20 records on 8 March 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2015	Mt Carmel, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Edgartown, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Vacoas (Mauritius), MU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Wertsville 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	E Wareham, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Fulton, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Groton, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Brenham, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	15.8 C (60.4 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP, US	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Putbus, DE	daily high max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	143 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Chatham, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Potsdam, DE	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2015	Newburgh L&D, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	44 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2015. 2015 had 835 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	1,282

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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	685
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2