Weather Records on 7 March 1950

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1950. Highest significance: Shajapur, IN.

Key Facts for 7 March 1950

On 7 March 1950, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 545 daily.
Shajapur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 7 March 1950.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 7 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.8 mm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.4 mm (10.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Basoda	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ewan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 7 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 7 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1950

Top 20 records on 7 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1950	Shajapur, IN	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1950	Clarke River Telecom, AU	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Ellenview, AU	daily rain	227.8 mm (9.0 in)	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Evelyn Sharp Fld, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Keolari, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Albion, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Brainerd, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Kidston Gold Mine, AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	276.4 mm (10.9 in)	240.1 mm (9.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	The Valley, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Emmet Downs, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Kolaras, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Bourke Post Office, AU	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Basoda, IN	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Pichhore, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Bourke (Yanda), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 558 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 1950-03-07: 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	422
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1