Weather Records on 7 March 1981

883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1981. Highest significance: Sidsjo, SE.

Key Facts for 7 March 1981

On 7 March 1981, 883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 845 daily.
Sidsjo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.3 mm (1.8 in) on 7 March 1981.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

883 stations

883 station records on 7 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Langhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Simlangsdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Singeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.1 C (-31.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Resolute Cars	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.7 cm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naponee	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bento Quirino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tegeltrask	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

883 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 461, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 7 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	461
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 7 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 30, daily 845.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

782 broken records

Margins by which the 782 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1981

Top 20 records on 7 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1981	Sidsjo, SE	monthly rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1981	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1981	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	21.9 cm (8.6 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1981	Haigler, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1981	Sharon Springs, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1981	Haigler, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Wray, US	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Haigler, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Langhult, SE	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Wilsonville, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Campo Alegre, BR	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Saint Francis, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Wilsonville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Ogallala, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Simlangsdalen, SE	monthly rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1981	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	45 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 had 883 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	736
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1