Weather Records on 7 March 1996

1,912 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1996. Highest significance: Racine Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1996

On 7 March 1996, 1,912 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 1,237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 90 monthly and 1,820 daily.
Racine Wwtp set a daily record snowfall of 34.3 cm (13.5 in) on 7 March 1996.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,912 stations

1,912 station records on 7 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ponta Grossa-Vila Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Capisa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ourinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piratininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Appling 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teixeira Soares (Est.Exper.)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Luiz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Lajeadinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cerqueira Cesar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winder 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Jau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hightower	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,912 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 718, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 519, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 7 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	718
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	519
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 7 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 90, daily 1,820.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,549 broken records

Margins by which the 1,549 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 1996

Top 20 records on 7 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1996	Racine Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1996	Talladega, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1996	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1996	Santa Cruz, BR	monthly rain	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1996	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1996	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Carrollton, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Columbia UNIV of Sc, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Tibaji, BR	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia), BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Howard, US	monthly low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Ponta Grossa-Vila Velha, BR	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Abbeville 4S, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Creighton, US	monthly low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Capisa, BR	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Jesus Maria, MX	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Wessington Springs, US	monthly low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1996	Ourinhos, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	47 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 1,912 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 1996-03-07: 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 50	1,476
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1