Weather Records on 7 March 2003

886 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 2003. Highest significance: Moscow U of I, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 2003

On 7 March 2003, 886 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 840 daily.
Moscow U of I set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 7 March 2003.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

886 stations

886 station records on 7 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rex 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Claussville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Willamette Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers Pass 9 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.5 cm (18.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Park	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

886 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 124, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 7 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	124
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 7 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 42, daily 840.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

642 broken records

Margins by which the 642 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 2003

Top 20 records on 7 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 2003	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2003	Masvingo, ZW	all-time rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2003	Holter Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2003	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2003	Melstone, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Montrose, US	monthly low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Kingston, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Colstrip, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Elliston, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Austin 1 W, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Rex 1 S, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Taunton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Ada, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Claussville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Kawaguchiko, JP	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Falls Village, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Dixie, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2003	Pierce, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	38 years	45 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 886 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	1,387
2023	1,130
2024	414
2025	1,046
2026	1,457

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Data for records on 2003-03-07: 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	581
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1