Weather Records on 8 March 2010

1,464 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2010. Highest significance: Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 2010

On 8 March 2010, 1,464 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 390 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,395 daily.
Tarcutta (Wollumbi) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 164.0 mm (6.5 in) on 8 March 2010.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,464 stations

1,464 station records on 8 March 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mindarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Garryowen (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Whittier	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.3 cm (26.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sandalwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Peechelba East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Omeo Shannon Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Trinidad AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Karoonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tuppal (Warragoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wolseley Park (the Pastures)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Myrrhee (Joelyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Guajataca Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Narrabilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Moorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sherlock (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Green Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murrayville (Carina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nildottie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnaroo (Kombali)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Naranga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,464 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 231, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 593, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 8 March 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	231
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	593
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 8 March 2010 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 58, daily 1,395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,255 broken records

Margins by which the 1,255 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 518.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2010

Top 20 records on 8 March 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2010	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	all-time rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2010	Walwa, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	122 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2010	Manoora, AU	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	79 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Mindarie, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	99 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Garryowen (Yallock), AU	all-time rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Jindera (Wadilock), AU	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Geranium, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Pinnaroo, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Whittier, US	daily snowfall	68.3 cm (26.9 in)	51.8 cm (20.4 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Hillston Airport, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Bird City 10S, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Sandalwood, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2010	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	99 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2010. 2010 had 1,464 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	1,228
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1