Weather Records on 8 March 1971

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1971. Highest significance: Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 1971

On 8 March 1971, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 503 daily.
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.7 mm (6.0 in) on 8 March 1971.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 8 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Kara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Indoe Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ewan Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carmo Do Cajuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Cleveland Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Burke	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 8 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 8 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 15, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1971

Top 20 records on 8 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1971	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	all-time rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 1971	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	83 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1971	Hiram, US	monthly snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1971	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 1971	Uanda, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	Koonamore, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU	all-time rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	White Cliffs (Kara), AU	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	Merlin Station, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	Tiree, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	White Cliffs Post Office, AU	all-time rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	Lowville, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	Detour Village, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1971	Mc Indoe Falls, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	47 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1971. 1971 had 528 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 100	418
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1