Weather Records on 8 March 2017

607 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2017. Highest significance: Hebbronville, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 2017

On 8 March 2017, 607 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 592 daily.
Hebbronville set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 8 March 2017.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

607 stations

607 station records on 8 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Skalkaho Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Base Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graham Guard Sta.	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mukdahan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Two Ocean Plateau	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nez Perce Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vostochnaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antsiranana	Madagascar	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evening Star	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Younts Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Twelvemile Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Savage Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
High Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Baker Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saddle Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peavine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toamasina	Madagascar	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alberton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belknap Springs 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoodoo Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St-Girons	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

607 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 8 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 8 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 592.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2017

Top 20 records on 8 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2017	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2017	Tonghe, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2017	Skalkaho Summit, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Orange, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Daly Creek, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Ulupalakua Rch 250, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Base Camp, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Sakon Nakhon, TH	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Fairfield Rs, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Big Creek Summit, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Mud Ridge, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Jakutsk, RU	daily high min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Boysen Dam, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Graham Guard Sta., US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Trujillo Alto 2 SSW, PR	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Bomnak, RU	daily high min	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Troy, US	monthly snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	41 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2017. 2017 had 607 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	491
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1