Weather Records on 7 March 1982

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1982. Highest significance: Jagdalpur, IN.

Key Facts for 7 March 1982

On 7 March 1982, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 713 daily.
Jagdalpur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.3 mm (5.2 in) on 7 March 1982.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 7 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.4 cm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loongana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menangina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
London Locks	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorine Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lingwick	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.8 cm (10.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 7 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 7 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

592 broken records

Margins by which the 592 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1982

Top 20 records on 7 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1982	Jagdalpur, IN	monthly rain	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1982	Yalgoo, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1982	Winderie, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1982	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Twin Peaks, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Minara, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Atlin, CA	daily snowfall	17.4 cm (6.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Doorawarrah, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Menzies, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Appomattox, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Mardathuna, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Norseman, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Desoto City 8 SW, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Meedo, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Fraser Range, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Little Swanport (Lisdillon), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1982	Carey Downs, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	44 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1982. 1982 had 727 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 1982-03-07: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	532
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1