Weather Records on 7 March 1975

560 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1975. Highest significance: Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA.

Key Facts for 7 March 1975

On 7 March 1975, 560 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 552 daily.
Bloemfontein Kings Park set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 7 March 1975.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

560 stations

560 station records on 7 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Dagua de Dentro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Clemente Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salopia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uruburetama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Soledade (Ibiapinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Catita	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Recanto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Imaculada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moffett Fed Airfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

560 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 113, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 7 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	113
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 7 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1975

Top 20 records on 7 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1975	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Sao Jose de Piranhas, BR	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	San Jose, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Mae Dagua de Dentro, BR	daily rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Petaluma AP, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Sao Joao Do Cariri, BR	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Deer Creek Dam, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Iowa Falls, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Potchefstroom Agr., ZA	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Harrison Gulch Rs, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Walden, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Janesville, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Waukegan, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Montague 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Elandsheuwel, ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Hendrikspan (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Callahan, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1975	Maquoketa, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	42 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1975. 1975 had 560 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	436
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1