Weather Records on 7 March 1997

716 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1997. Highest significance: Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU.

Key Facts for 7 March 1997

On 7 March 1997, 716 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 695 daily.
Ulmarra (Newsagency) set a daily record precipitation of 86.8 mm (3.4 in) on 7 March 1997.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

716 stations

716 station records on 7 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.6 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woolabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coquimatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mundurin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackadgery Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Takle	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eksingedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rothsay	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaltenango Sanchez Roman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Catucaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Fonte Limpa (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

716 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 7 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 7 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 695.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1997

Top 20 records on 7 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1997	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1997	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1997	Leeton Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1997	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	155.6 mm (6.1 in)	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Hebel Store, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Moble, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Woolabra, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Coloso, PR	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Wanna, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Puente Jula, MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Coquimatlan, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Onaka, US	monthly snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997	Brekke I Sogn, NO	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	46 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 716 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 1997-03-07: 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	546
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1