Weather Records on 7 March 1987

2,048 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1987. Highest significance: Etne, NO.

Key Facts for 7 March 1987

On 7 March 1987, 2,048 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,216 were record highs and 615 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 2,003 daily.
Etne set a daily record snow depth of 49.0 cm (19.3 in) on 7 March 1987.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 7 March 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gulca	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerhaven	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geyser Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,048 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 756, Lowest daily maximum 276, Highest daily minimum 460, Lowest daily minimum 339, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 7 March 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	756
Lowest daily maximum	276
Highest daily minimum	460
Lowest daily minimum	339
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 7 March 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 43, daily 2,003.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,798 broken records

Margins by which the 1,798 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1987

Top 20 records on 7 March 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1987	Etne, NO	daily snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Gulca, KG	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Marquette, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Plauen, DE	daily low min	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Bremerhaven, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Spencer 1 N, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Nurnberg, DE	daily low min	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Loxahatchee, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Spencer 1 N, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Fairmont, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1987	Malvern, GB	daily rain	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1987	Morozovsk, RU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 2,048 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	1,780
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2