Weather Records on 8 March 2016

902 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2016. Highest significance: Fort Beaufort, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 March 2016

On 8 March 2016, 902 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
673 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 881 daily.
Fort Beaufort set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 8 March 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

902 stations

902 station records on 8 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyneham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

902 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 291, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 382, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	291
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	382
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 881.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

762 broken records

Margins by which the 762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2016

Top 20 records on 8 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2016	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2016	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2016	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2016	Decatur, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2016	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Weatherford, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Nenjiang, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Dohne, ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Shreveport, US	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Gold Run 4 SW, US	monthly rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Hangzhou, CN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Bowie, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Hartington, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Brady, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Mayville, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Oxford, GB	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Streator 2SE, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Streator 2SE, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Postville, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2016	Chapman, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	45 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 902 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	755
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1