Weather Records on 7 March 1960

1,388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1960. Highest significance: Bikram, IN.

Key Facts for 7 March 1960

On 7 March 1960, 1,388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 575 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,305 daily.
Bikram set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 7 March 1960.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,388 stations

1,388 station records on 7 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jaley	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sikraul	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kurtha	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koath	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,388 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 216, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 359, Heaviest daily rainfall 380, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 200.

Records on 7 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	216
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	359
Heaviest daily rainfall	380
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	200

Records on 7 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 73, daily 1,305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,168 broken records

Margins by which the 1,168 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1960

Top 20 records on 7 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1960	Bikram, IN	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1960	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1960	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1960	Hamilton, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1960	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1960	Kharagpur, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1960	Manoharpur, IN	monthly rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1960	Branxholme, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1960	Drik Drik, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1960	Heywood Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1960	Rasra, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1960	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1960	Scottsburg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1960	Buxar, IN	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1960	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1960	Samastipur, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1960	Longerenong, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1960	Dasuya, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1960	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1960	Champaign 3S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	57 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 1,388 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 1960-03-07: 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 100	1,093
100 to 200	65
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1