Weather Records on 8 March 2024

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2024. Highest significance: Pahoa 65, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 2024

On 8 March 2024, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 416 daily.
Pahoa 65 set a daily record precipitation of 126.5 mm (5.0 in) on 8 March 2024.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 8 March 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arnold	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pomme de Terre Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma 10 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coffeyville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma 10 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Questro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acton Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anselmo 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gridley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 8 March 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 8 March 2024 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 9, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2024

Top 20 records on 8 March 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2024	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	110 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2024	Wrangell AP, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2024	Hershey 5 SSE, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2024	Julesburg, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2024	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2024	Arnold, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2024	Rainbow, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2024	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2024	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	115 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2024	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2024	N Platte Exp Farm, US	all-time snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2024	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2024	Pomme de Terre Dam, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2024	Lockwood, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2024	Hershey 5 SSE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2024	Yuma 10 NW, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2024	Stockton Dam, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2024	Wallace 2W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2024	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2024	Coffeyville Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	49 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2024. 2024 had 430 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	332
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1