Weather Records on 7 March 1916

82 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1916. Highest significance: Olympia Priest Pt Park, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1916

On 7 March 1916, 82 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 82 daily.
Olympia Priest Pt Park set a daily record precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 7 March 1916.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

82 stations

82 station records on 7 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

82 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 March 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 82.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

76 broken records

Margins by which the 76 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1916

Top 20 records on 7 March 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1916	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Freeling Railway, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Nuriootpa, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Tarlee, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Bungendore (Douglas), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Port Arthur, CA	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Hamley Bridge, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Hoyleton, AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Paskeville, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Queanbeyan 2, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1916	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 82 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-07 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1807	1
1808	1
1813	1
1818	1
1822	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1840	1
1845	2
1849	2
1850	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	5
1900	2
1901	6
1902	2
1903	4
1904	16
1905	5
1906	27
1907	7
1908	13
1909	57
1910	95
1911	26
1912	16
1913	101
1914	20
1915	22
1916	82
1917	54
1918	28
1919	39
1920	273
1921	86
1922	77
1923	91
1924	86
1925	273
1926	175
1927	155
1928	69
1929	103
1930	161
1931	384
1932	737
1933	152
1934	302
1935	274
1936	122
1937	258
1938	72
1939	255
1940	273
1941	333
1942	398
1943	1,024
1944	508
1945	318
1946	643
1947	448
1948	335
1949	452
1950	558
1951	1,098
1952	277
1953	351
1954	330
1955	462
1956	1,169
1957	428
1958	947
1959	238
1960	1,388
1961	614
1962	608
1963	363
1964	837
1965	300
1966	367
1967	998
1968	1,085
1969	650
1970	690
1971	664
1972	949
1973	1,258
1974	1,771
1975	560
1976	355
1977	674
1978	959
1979	837
1980	356
1981	883
1982	727
1983	1,646
1984	669
1985	549
1986	918
1987	2,048
1988	796
1989	2,215
1990	1,399
1991	859
1992	1,063
1993	563
1994	700
1995	2,011
1996	1,912
1997	716
1998	1,535
1999	960
2000	1,880
2001	766
2002	1,201
2003	886
2004	827
2005	1,043
2006	833
2007	1,031
2008	1,204
2009	1,015
2010	1,103
2011	808
2012	743
2013	655
2014	788
2015	1,090
2016	961
2017	773
2018	377
2019	1,245
2020	639
2021	270
2022	1,388
2023	1,130
2024	414
2025	1,046
2026	1,456

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 March 1916
Margin	Records
0 to 10	64
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2