Weather Records on 7 March 1931

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1931. Highest significance: Whitestown, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1931

On 7 March 1931, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 374 daily.
Whitestown set a daily record precipitation of 63.2 mm (2.5 in) on 7 March 1931.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 7 March 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wayne City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 7 March 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 7 March 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1931

Top 20 records on 7 March 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1931	Whitestown, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Frogmore, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Columbia Wb City, US	monthly snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Nelamangala, IN	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Armagh, GB	monthly low max	0.3 C (32.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Ottawa, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	St Joseph, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Kansas City, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	17.2 cm (6.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Independence, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Griggsville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Emporia 1 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1931	Milton, AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	9 years	35 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1931. 1931 had 384 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 50	280
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2