Weather Records on 8 March 2022

883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2022. Highest significance: Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 2022

On 8 March 2022, 883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 394 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 868 daily.
Mittagong (Beatrice Street) set a daily record precipitation of 189.2 mm (7.4 in) on 8 March 2022.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

883 stations

883 station records on 8 March 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Collaroy (Long Reef Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bulga (Down Town)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cawdor (Woodburn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Booalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Foxground Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.6 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peakhurst Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bulga (South Wambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mona Vale Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berrima West (Medway (Wombat C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watagan Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrow Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Park ( St. Marys Tower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melo	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wombeyan Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Culburra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.9 C (-25.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lindisfarne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Ran Air Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.8 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rasht	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

883 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 212, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 8 March 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	212
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 8 March 2022 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 868.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

738 broken records

Margins by which the 738 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2022

Top 20 records on 8 March 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2022	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2022	Green Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2022	Gordon Golf Club, AU	daily rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2022	Guba, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2022	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	128 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2022	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2022	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2022	Collaroy (Long Reef Golf Club), AU	daily rain	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2022	Phrae, TH	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2022	Bulga (Down Town), AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2022	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	146 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2022	Cawdor (Woodburn), AU	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2022	Wedderburn (Booalbyn), AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2022	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2022	Foxground Road, AU	daily rain	154.6 mm (6.1 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2022	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	111 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2022	Peakhurst Golf Club, AU	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2022	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2022	Bulga (South Wambo), AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2022	Mona Vale Golf Club, AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	53 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2022. 2022 had 883 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 2022-03-08: 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 50	707
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1