Weather Records on 7 March 1947

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1947. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 7 March 1947

On 7 March 1947, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 421 daily.
Oxford set a daily record low minimum temperature of -11.1 C (12.0 F) on 7 March 1947.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 7 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pantapin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Diddillibah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prairieview	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 7 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 7 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1947

Top 20 records on 7 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1947	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	126 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Imbil Post Office, AU	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Montville "Craglands", AU	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Alderley, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Husum, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Biloxi, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Pantapin, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Hico, US	monthly snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Temple, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Weatherford, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Diddillibah, AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Abbeville, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Albany, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1947	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1947	Brownfield, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1947	Rolleston, AU	all-time rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	33 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1947. 1947 had 448 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 25	291
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	13
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1