Weather Records on 7 March 1974

1,771 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1974. Highest significance: Alta 1 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1974

On 7 March 1974, 1,771 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,392 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 1,758 daily.
Alta 1 NNW set a daily record snowfall of 25.7 cm (10.1 in) on 7 March 1974.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,771 stations

1,771 station records on 7 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,771 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 813, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 579, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 7 March 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	813
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	579
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 7 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 1,758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,462 broken records

Margins by which the 1,462 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 1974

Top 20 records on 7 March 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1974	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Wialki, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Island Park, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Peeramon, AU	daily rain	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Boise Air Terminal, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Volta Ph, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Sedan, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Gardiner, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Brockville, CA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Mattoon, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Lewiston, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Guthrie 5S, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Orono, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Northfield, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1974	Belleville, CA	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 1,771 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 1974-03-07: 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	1,451
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1