Weather Records on 8 March 2021

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2021. Highest significance: Koloa Mauka 994, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 2021

On 8 March 2021, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 475 daily.
Koloa Mauka 994 set a daily record precipitation of 182.9 mm (7.2 in) on 8 March 2021.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 8 March 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durrandella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iskenderun	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Girraween Nat Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sambava	Madagascar	Record low minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinega	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mezen	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gari	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porphyry Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hon	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pechora	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.1 C (-36.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-USA	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Manuel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sojna	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sura	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-USA	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.2 C (-31.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upington Agr.	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 70.

Records on 8 March 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 March 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2021

Top 20 records on 8 March 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2021	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2021	Alicante, ES	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Roma Ciampino, IT	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Durrandella, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Koror, PW	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	116 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Litchfield Park, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Trinidad, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily low max	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Shoshone, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Iskenderun, TR	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Blanding, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	150 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Los Alamos, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Wamsutter, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	120 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Onida 4 NW, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2021	Pavillion, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	37 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2021. 2021 had 481 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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Data for records on 2021-03-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	386
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1