Weather Records on 7 March 1973

1,258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1973. Highest significance: Waupaca, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1973

On 7 March 1973, 1,258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
860 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,228 daily.
Waupaca set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 7 March 1973.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,258 stations

1,258 station records on 7 March 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flambeau Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Starved Rock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Atkinson Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,258 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 298, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 562, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 March 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	298
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	562
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 March 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 1,228.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,088 broken records

Margins by which the 1,088 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1973

Top 20 records on 7 March 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1973	Waupaca, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1973	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1973	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1973	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1973	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Lac Vieux Desert, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Oakwood 3 SW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Clinton 2, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Laona 6 SW, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Keithsburg, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Phelps, US	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Mt Carroll, US	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1973	Janesville, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1973. 1973 had 1,258 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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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 March 1973
Margin	Records
0 to 10	933
10 to 20	88
20 to 30	36
30 to 40	21
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	3