Weather Records on 7 March 1969

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1969. Highest significance: Austin #2, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1969

On 7 March 1969, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 629 daily.
Austin #2 set a daily record snow depth of 58.4 cm (23.0 in) on 7 March 1969.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 7 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sento SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 161, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 7 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	161
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 7 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 16, daily 629.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 558.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1969

Top 20 records on 7 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1969	Austin #2, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Contest, ZA	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Springs-Olympia Park, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Springs (Rwb), ZA	monthly rain	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Pemberton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Fruita, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Hatteras, US	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Farmington 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Adaven, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Orderville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1969	El Rito, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	40 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1969. 1969 had 650 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 1969-03-07: 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	462
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1