Weather Records on 7 March 1928

69 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1928. Highest significance: Lafayette Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1928

On 7 March 1928, 69 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 68 daily.
Lafayette Rgnl AP set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 7 March 1928.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

69 stations

69 station records on 7 March 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

69 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 March 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 March 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 68.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records

Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1928

Top 20 records on 7 March 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1928	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1928	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Colby, US	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Feodosiia, UA	daily low min	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	9.7 C (49.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Astrakan, RU	daily low max	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Robeline, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Quesnel, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	20.7 C (69.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily low max	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Jennings, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1928	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	29 years	15 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1928. 1928 had 69 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 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 10	41
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1