Weather Records on 7 March 1977

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1977. Highest significance: Clohesy River, AU.

Key Facts for 7 March 1977

On 7 March 1977, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
415 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 655 daily.
Clohesy River set a daily record precipitation of 270.4 mm (10.6 in) on 7 March 1977.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

674 stations

674 station records on 7 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.4 mm (10.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	304.2 mm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.2 mm (9.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taquari-Vai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delareyville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.2 mm (7.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blenheim Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	314.0 mm (12.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 7 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 7 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1977

Top 20 records on 7 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1977	Clohesy River, AU	daily rain	270.4 mm (10.6 in)	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Coolabah Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Petford, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Champoton (Smn), MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	304.2 mm (12.0 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Keremeos, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high max	18.1 C (64.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Anadyr, RU	monthly low min	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Port Angeles, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Koah, AU	daily rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Emmett 2 E, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Dimbulah Brickley St, AU	all-time rain	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	243.2 mm (9.6 in)	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Taquari-Vai, BR	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1977	Delareyville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1977. 1977 had 674 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 1977-03-07: 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 50	538
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1