Weather Records on 7 March 1958

947 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1958. Highest significance: Hawker (Holowilena), AU.

Key Facts for 7 March 1958

On 7 March 1958, 947 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 923 daily.
Hawker (Holowilena) set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 7 March 1958.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

947 stations

947 station records on 7 March 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrappa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woocalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Norrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Patagonia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wirraminna Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa Agricultural Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eicks Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

947 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 608, Heaviest daily snowfall 141, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 7 March 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	608
Heaviest daily snowfall	141
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 7 March 1958 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 923.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

854 broken records

Margins by which the 854 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1958

Top 20 records on 7 March 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1958	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1958	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1958	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1958	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1958	Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN), AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Edeowie, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Port Lincoln, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Smoky Bay (Puntabie), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Corny Point, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Tombstone, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Blinman, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Hawker, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Nogales, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Hallett (Old Canowie), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Minnipa, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Quinter, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Kimba (the Pines), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1958	Carrieton (Yackara), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	52 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 947 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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Data for records on 1958-03-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	760
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2