Weather Records on 8 March 2018

454 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2018. Highest significance: Mossman Central Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 2018

On 8 March 2018, 454 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 438 daily.
Mossman Central Mill set a daily record precipitation of 349.0 mm (13.7 in) on 8 March 2018.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

454 stations

454 station records on 8 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	349.0 mm (13.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nobeoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milanville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Teresa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.2 mm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Soudan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.2 cm (18.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hogland	Sweden	Record snow depth	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biboohra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mena Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milanville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union Village Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

454 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 8 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 8 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 317.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2018

Top 20 records on 8 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2018	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	349.0 mm (13.7 in)	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2018	Wondoola Station, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2018	Nobeoka, JP	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2018	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2018	Milanville, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Santa Teresa, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Kamilaroi Station, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Sanford 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Greenhaven, AU	daily rain	228.2 mm (9.0 in)	199.2 mm (7.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Hardin, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Wanaque Raymond Dam, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31.7 cm (12.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Soudan, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Durham, US	daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	118 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	47.2 cm (18.6 in)	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Kawaguchiko, JP	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Bad Axe, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2018	Conrad, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	107 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2018. 2018 had 454 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	318
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1