Weather Records on 7 March 1936

122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1936. Highest significance: Ballinger 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1936

On 7 March 1936, 122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 118 daily.
Ballinger 2 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 7 March 1936.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

122 stations

122 station records on 7 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pisangan	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrol	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pinopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	142.0 cm (55.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Baran	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Antah	India	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

122 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 7 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 7 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

102 broken records

Margins by which the 102 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1936

Top 20 records on 7 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1936	Ballinger 2 NW, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1936	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1936	Beecroft, AU	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1936	St John's, CA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1936	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1936	Atherton Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1936	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1936	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1936	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1936	Manohar Thana, IN	monthly rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1936	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1936	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1936	Woodward, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1936	Arad, RO	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1936	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1936	Steveston, CA	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1936	Bakani (Rallai), IN	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1936	Little Hartley (Sheepcombe), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1936	Sheopur, IN	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1936	Pisangan, IN	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	35 years	19 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1936. 1936 had 122 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 1936-03-07: 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 50	92
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1