Weather Records on 7 March 1951

1,098 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1951. Highest significance: Aberdeen, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1951

On 7 March 1951, 1,098 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
308 were record highs and 516 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,023 daily.
Aberdeen set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 7 March 1951.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,098 stations

1,098 station records on 7 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forked Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vananda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skagit Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,098 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 317, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 7 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	317
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 7 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 73, daily 1,023.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

892 broken records

Margins by which the 892 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1951

Top 20 records on 7 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1951	Aberdeen, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1951	Stave Falls, CA	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Parksville, CA	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Uttamachipura, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Atlanta 1 E, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	New Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Albion 5 E, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Parksville, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Hope Little Mountain, CA	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Coonamble (Warrana), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Prince Rupert, CA	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Chilliwack, CA	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Forked Mountain, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Ioco Refinery, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1951	Cascadia, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 years	35 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 1,098 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	842
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1