Weather Records on 8 March 1973

1,035 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 1973. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 8 March 1973

On 8 March 1973, 1,035 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
770 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 1,028 daily.
Bologna set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 8 March 1973.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,035 stations

1,035 station records on 8 March 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,035 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 481, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 March 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	481
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 March 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 1,028.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

860 broken records

Margins by which the 860 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 1973

Top 20 records on 8 March 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 1973	Bologna, IT	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	133 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 1973	Norwich, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Fleming, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Tambe (Itambe), BR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Memphis, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Huntingdon, CA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Tibaji, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Toronto, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Ivanhoe Station, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Madison, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1973	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	39 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1973. 1973 had 1,035 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 20	829
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1