Weather Records on 7 March 1971

664 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1971. Highest significance: Bloomsbury Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 7 March 1971

On 7 March 1971, 664 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 616 daily.
Bloomsbury Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 351.8 mm (13.9 in) on 7 March 1971.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

664 stations

664 station records on 7 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	351.8 mm (13.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beresford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	329.9 mm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Yamba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Rose du Degelis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adolfo Pinto (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Rose du Degelis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Killaloe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muskoka A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Murnpeowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

664 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 7 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 7 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 39, daily 616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1971

Top 20 records on 7 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1971	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	351.8 mm (13.9 in)	278.1 mm (10.9 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1971	Quinyambie, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1971	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1971	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	all-time rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1971	Rutland, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Alma, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Tinnenburra, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Beresford, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Netherdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	329.9 mm (13.0 in)	265.1 mm (10.4 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Bananal (Pcd), BR	all-time rain	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1971	Caro Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	43 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1971. 1971 had 664 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 1971-03-07: 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	550
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1