Weather Records on 7 March 1921

86 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1921. Highest significance: Herberton White St, AU.

Key Facts for 7 March 1921

On 7 March 1921, 86 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 85 daily.
Herberton White St set a daily record precipitation of 160.8 mm (6.3 in) on 7 March 1921.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

86 stations

86 station records on 7 March 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

86 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 35.

Records on 7 March 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 March 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1921

Top 20 records on 7 March 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1921	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1921	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1921	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Lawrence, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Washington, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Vineland, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Quirindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Washington, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	Setauket Strong, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1921	State College, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	26 years	20 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1921. 1921 had 86 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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Data for records on 1921-03-07: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	71
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1