Weather Records on 7 March 1955

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1955. Highest significance: Langmorn, AU.

Key Facts for 7 March 1955

On 7 March 1955, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 439 daily.
Langmorn set a daily record precipitation of 136.1 mm (5.4 in) on 7 March 1955.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 7 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caruaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.4 C (-31.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georges Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Boga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 7 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 7 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 19, daily 439.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1955

Top 20 records on 7 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1955	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Missao Velha, BR	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Kotagiri, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Peddapuram, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Convamore, ZA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Acude Bonito, BR	all-time rain	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Roodepoort, ZA	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Rocky Vale, AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Koegasbrug, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Logan Downs, AU	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Itatira, BR	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Ft Yukon, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	45 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 462 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	326
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1