Weather Records on 7 March 1937

258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1937. Highest significance: Hilo 86A, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1937

On 7 March 1937, 258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 254 daily.
Hilo 86A set a daily record precipitation of 211.1 mm (8.3 in) on 7 March 1937.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

258 stations

258 station records on 7 March 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Mauka	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denninup Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kopiluila	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Taylors Falls 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

258 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 7 March 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 7 March 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

198 broken records

Margins by which the 198 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1937

Top 20 records on 7 March 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1937	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1937	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1937	Haina 214, US	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1937	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1937	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1937	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1937	Honokaa Mauka, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1937	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1937	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1937	Cherapalaseri, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1937	Hana 354, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1937	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1937	Nanambinia, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1937	Galway, IE	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1937	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low min	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1937	Port Townsend, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1937	San Marcos, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1937	Denninup Vale, AU	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1937	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1937	Kopiluila, US	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	27 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1937. 1937 had 258 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	188
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1