Weather Records on 7 March 1940

273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1940. Highest significance: Laura Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 7 March 1940

On 7 March 1940, 273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 261 daily.
Laura Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 223.5 mm (8.8 in) on 7 March 1940.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

273 stations

273 station records on 7 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	249.4 mm (9.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.5 mm (9.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rambha	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

273 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 March 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1940

Top 20 records on 7 March 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1940	Laura Post Office, AU	all-time rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1940	Gajapathinagaram, IN	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1940	Daflating, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1940	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1940	Leopold Downs, AU	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1940	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1940	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1940	Rajathgarh, IN	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1940	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	249.4 mm (9.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1940	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	239.5 mm (9.4 in)	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1940	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1940	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1940	Maytown, AU	monthly rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1940	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1940	Gospic, HR	daily low max	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	7.9 C (14.2 F)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1940	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1940	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1940	Hvar, HR	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1940	Baia Mare, RO	daily low min	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1940	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	26 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1940. 1940 had 273 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 1940-03-07: 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 25	202
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1