Weather Records on 7 March 1954

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1954. Highest significance: Lifjell, NO.

Key Facts for 7 March 1954

On 7 March 1954, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 323 daily.
Lifjell set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 7 March 1954.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

330 stations

330 station records on 7 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 7 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 7 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1954

Top 20 records on 7 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1954	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1954	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1954	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1954	Proserpine Post Office, AU	monthly rain	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1954	Deland 1 SSE, US	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1954	Peakvale Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Blountstown 2 SE, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Camden 3 W, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Turkestan, KZ	daily low min	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Goorganga, AU	monthly rain	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Malta, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Yemassee 1 N, US	monthly low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Acland Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Tiangua, BR	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1954	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	24 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1954. 1954 had 330 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	235
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2