Weather Records on 8 March 2026

1,282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2026. Highest significance: Rio Grande City, US.

Key Facts for 8 March 2026

On 8 March 2026, 1,282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,117 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,258 daily.
Rio Grande City set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 8 March 2026.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

1,282 stations

1,282 station records on 8 March 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Marodian Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maylands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bawnduggie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri (Mollee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monklands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Teddington Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlangimpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Many Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,282 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 502, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 615, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 8 March 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	502
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	615
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 March 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 1,258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,055 broken records

Margins by which the 1,055 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2026

Top 20 records on 8 March 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2026	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	112 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2026	Wooroolin Post Office, AU	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2026	Montpellier-Aeroport, FR	daily rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2026	Betanga, AU	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	108 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2026	Marodian Homestead, AU	daily rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2026	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	105 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2026	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	117 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026	Maylands, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026	Ville Platte, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026	Bawnduggie, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026	Narrabri (Mollee), AU	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026	Encinal, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026	Monklands, AU	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026	Teddington Waterworks, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026	Miles Post Office, AU	monthly rain	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	135 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026	Beaver Fire Twr, US	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	123 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026	Natchez, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	129 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026	Oceanside Marina, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	50 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2026. 2026 had 1,282 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,004
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1