Weather Records on 7 March 1961

614 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1961. Highest significance: Karlshamn, SE.

Key Facts for 7 March 1961

On 7 March 1961, 614 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 609 daily.
Karlshamn set a daily record high maximum temperature of 16.0 C (60.8 F) on 7 March 1961.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

614 stations

614 station records on 7 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pinewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

614 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 7 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 7 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

460 broken records

Margins by which the 460 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1961

Top 20 records on 7 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1961	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1961	Halsey 2 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1961	Purdum, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1961	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1961	Inyoko, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Dalton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Howard, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Norwood, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Tufanganj, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Melville, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Westernport, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Purdum, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Cheraw, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Winnsboro, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Boras, SE	daily high max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1961	Jonkoping, SE	daily high max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	40 years	28 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

1796 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1961. 1961 had 614 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 1961-03-07: 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 20	422
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	5