Weather Records on 10 March 1977

1,300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1977. Highest significance: Yaamba, AU.

Key Facts for 10 March 1977

On 10 March 1977, 1,300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,009 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 1,292 daily.
Yaamba set a daily record precipitation of 152.0 mm (6.0 in) on 10 March 1977.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,300 stations

1,300 station records on 10 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Banksia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.6 mm (7.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	295.0 mm (11.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalapa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bullyard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Yelizavety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,300 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 530, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 479, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	530
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	479
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 1,292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,103 broken records

Margins by which the 1,103 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1977

Top 20 records on 10 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1977	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1977	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1977	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1977	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1977	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Rockdale, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Banksia Station, AU	monthly rain	185.6 mm (7.3 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Byfield Childs Road, AU	monthly rain	295.0 mm (11.6 in)	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Homestead, AU	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Nebo, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr), ZA	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Balmoral Station, AU	daily rain	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Collaroy Station, AU	daily rain	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	St Andrews, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Huntingdon, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1977	Julesburg, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	48 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

1807 to 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1977. 1977 had 1,300 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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Data for records on 1977-03-10: 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	1,068
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2