Weather Records on 1 March 1957

293 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1957. Highest significance: Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 March 1957

On 1 March 1957, 293 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 284 daily.
Aberdeen Rd (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 43.5 mm (1.7 in) on 1 March 1957.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

293 stations

293 station records on 1 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ahiri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	153.3 mm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Copley (Yankaninna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columinjuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Florania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

293 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 23.

Records on 1 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1957

Top 20 records on 1 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1957	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1957	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1957	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1957	Ahiri, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1957	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1957	Cowles, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1957	Madha, IN	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1957	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1957	Umrer, IN	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1957	Chacon, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1957	Pombal, BR	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1957	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1957	Tryon, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1957	Harvey Station, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1957	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1957	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1957	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1957	Richland, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1957	Cascavel, BR	monthly rain	153.3 mm (6.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1957	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	31 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

1808 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1957. 1957 had 293 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	208
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1