Weather Records on 7 March 1989

2,215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1989. Highest significance: Kerkwerve, NL.

Key Facts for 7 March 1989

On 7 March 1989, 2,215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
623 were record highs and 1,054 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 179 monthly and 2,031 daily.
Kerkwerve set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 7 March 1989.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 7 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Den Bommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Herwijnen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hulshorst	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kreileroord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rouveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Voorthuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zwolle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oud Alblas	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kornwerderzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bentonville 4 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Buinen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tholen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen Op Zoom	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biervliet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blokzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cadzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eersel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Giethoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joure	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nagele	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kapellebrug	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dronten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frederiksoord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kloosterzande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poortugaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zundert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Jacoba Polder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spakenburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,215 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 354, Lowest daily maximum 596, Highest daily minimum 269, Lowest daily minimum 458, Heaviest daily rainfall 380, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 118.

Records on 7 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	354
Lowest daily maximum	596
Highest daily minimum	269
Lowest daily minimum	458
Heaviest daily rainfall	380
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	118

Records on 7 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 179, daily 2,031.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,875 broken records

Margins by which the 1,875 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 530.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1989

Top 20 records on 7 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1989	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1989	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1989	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1989	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1989	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1989	Den Bommel, NL	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1989	Herwijnen_1, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1989	Emmeloord, NL	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1989	Dirksland, NL	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1989	Hamersveld, NL	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1989	Hulshorst, NL	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1989	Helmond, NL	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1989	Orly, FR	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1989	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1989	Oktjabrskaja, RU	daily rain	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1989	Steenbergen (Nb), NL	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1989	Elburg, NL	daily rain	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1989	Dedemsvaart, NL	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1989	Barneveld, NL	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1989	Benschop, NL	daily rain	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1989. 1989 had 2,215 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 1989-03-07: 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 100	1,824
100 to 200	35
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1