Weather Records on 7 March 1979

837 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1979. Highest significance: Baddeck, CA.

Key Facts for 7 March 1979

On 7 March 1979, 837 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
498 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 819 daily.
Baddeck set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 7 March 1979.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

837 stations

837 station records on 7 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanless	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerusalem Central	Israel	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarkson	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lac la Ronge	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sackville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lame Deer	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Surry Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

837 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 348, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 7 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	348
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 7 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 819.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1979

Top 20 records on 7 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1979	Baddeck, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Island Falls, CA	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Sigourney, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Wanless, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Jerusalem Central, IL	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	New Salem, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Port Hastings, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Mangochi, MW	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Tully Lake, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Sidney, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Colfax, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Clarkson, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Taos, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Kingston, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Fort Macleod, CA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1979	Grindstone Island, CA	daily high max	7.4 C (45.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	84 years	35 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 837 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 1979-03-07: 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	609
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1