Weather Records on 7 March 1976

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1976. Highest significance: Jamestown, ZA.

Key Facts for 7 March 1976

On 7 March 1976, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 348 daily.
Jamestown set a daily record precipitation of 74.0 mm (2.9 in) on 7 March 1976.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 7 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mys Zelanija	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao Pedras Brancas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	129.0 cm (50.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Troia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	215.0 cm (84.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ebenhaezer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leyden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maliye_Karmakuly	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 7 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 7 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1976

Top 20 records on 7 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1976	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1976	Williambury, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1976	Mys Zelanija, RU	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Wyloo, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Kareepoort, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Boqueirao Pedras Brancas, BR	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Wanna, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Turee Creek, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Cramond, Albert Fall, ZA	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Jeddo 3S, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Kareehoek"Kareefontein", ZA	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Balmoral Station, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Aunet, NO	daily snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Barletta, ZA	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Summit WSO AP, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Stockdale, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	129.0 cm (50.8 in)	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	31 years	36 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1976. 1976 had 355 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 100	290
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1