Weather Records on 7 March 1956

1,169 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1956. Highest significance: Valley of Lagoons, AU.

Key Facts for 7 March 1956

On 7 March 1956, 1,169 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
457 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,132 daily.
Valley of Lagoons set an all-time record daily precipitation of 249.9 mm (9.8 in) on 7 March 1956.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,169 stations

1,169 station records on 7 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.2 mm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	289.8 mm (11.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	296.7 mm (11.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elamang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,169 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 7 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 7 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 29, daily 1,132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

970 broken records

Margins by which the 970 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1956

Top 20 records on 7 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1956	Valley of Lagoons, AU	all-time rain	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	3 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1956	Greenvale, AU	all-time rain	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1956	Prestwood Station, AU	monthly rain	253.2 mm (10.0 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1956	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Spring Creek Station, AU	all-time rain	289.8 mm (11.4 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Kangaroo Hills Station, AU	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Groongal (Groongal Station), AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Fredonia, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Cobar (Meryula), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Tubbul Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Angelica, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Astoria, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Pulletop (Matta Mia), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Mount Surprise Township, AU	all-time rain	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1956	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 years	50 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1956. 1956 had 1,169 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 200	967
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1