Weather Records on 1 March 1977

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1977. Highest significance: Lewiston, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1977

On 1 March 1977, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 301 daily.
Lewiston set a monthly record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 1 March 1977.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 1 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yerranderie (Private Town)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woonona (Popes Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill (Glen Dusk)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Blue Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yalwal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kandi	Benin	Record low minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 1 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 1 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

259 broken records

Margins by which the 259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1977

Top 20 records on 1 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1977	Lewiston, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1977	Pembina, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1977	Baralaba Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Yerranderie (Private Town), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Ludington 4 SE, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Capella Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	monthly snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Waterville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Teberda, RU	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Entabeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Kings Mills, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Big Hill (Glen Dusk), AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1977	Texas Downs, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	38 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

1808 to 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1977. 1977 had 317 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	255
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1