Weather Records on 7 March 1924

86 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1924. Highest significance: Lady Grey (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 7 March 1924

On 7 March 1924, 86 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 83 daily.
Lady Grey (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 7 March 1924.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

86 stations

86 station records on 7 March 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

86 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 63, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 March 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 March 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 83.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

79 broken records

Margins by which the 79 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1924

Top 20 records on 7 March 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1924	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1924	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1924	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1924	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1924	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1924	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1924	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1924	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1924	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1924	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1924	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1924	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1924	Surat, AU	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1924	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1924	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1924	Bird Rocks, CA	monthly high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1924	Blinkbonnie, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1924	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1924	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1924	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	33 years	21 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 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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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	61
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1