Weather Records on 7 March 1949

452 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1949. Highest significance: Nappa Merrie, AU.

Key Facts for 7 March 1949

On 7 March 1949, 452 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 443 daily.
Nappa Merrie set an all-time record daily precipitation of 121.4 mm (4.8 in) on 7 March 1949.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

452 stations

452 station records on 7 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mount Browne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Irish Lords	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avondale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mathoura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balmattum East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Picola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

452 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 7 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 7 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1949

Top 20 records on 7 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1949	Nappa Merrie, AU	all-time rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1949	Mount Browne, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Irish Lords, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Woodend (Carlisle Street), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Tibooburra (Olive Downs), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Roodekuil, ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Innamincka Station, AU	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Warroo (Geeron), AU	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Avondale, AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Tibooburra (Onepah), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Kriel (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Monkira, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Mt Howitt, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Illawarra, ZA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1949	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	39 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 452 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 1949-03-07: 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 100	388
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1