Weather Records on 7 March 1980

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1980. Highest significance: Taio (Pcd), BR.

Key Facts for 7 March 1980

On 7 March 1980, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 342 daily.
Taio (Pcd) set a daily record precipitation of 80.3 mm (3.2 in) on 7 March 1980.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 7 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pacoti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juatama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middelweg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iratinga (Sao Miguel)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Custodio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bvumbwe	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marruas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Exp Range	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara Do Ingai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Desert Exp Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beckom (Stawell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Assuncao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itapiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itapage	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scofield Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aracoiaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acopiara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guaiuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mendubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 7 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 7 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

289 broken records

Margins by which the 289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1980

Top 20 records on 7 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1980	Taio (Pcd), BR	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Pacoti, BR	all-time rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Okolona, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Ferron, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Oriente, BR	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Coolamon Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Pacatuba, BR	daily rain	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Juatama, BR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Nooitgedacht, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Middelweg, ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Castle Dale, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Scipio, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Iratinga (Sao Miguel), BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Custodio, BR	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Bvumbwe, MW	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Rome R B Russell AP, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Parkes (Macarthur Street), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Delta, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Marruas, BR	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1980	Desert Exp Range, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 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

1796 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 356 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 50	255
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1