Weather Records on 7 March 2004

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 2004. Highest significance: Hamilton (Uralla), AU.

Key Facts for 7 March 2004

On 7 March 2004, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
476 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 802 daily.
Hamilton (Uralla) set a daily record precipitation of 25.8 mm (1.0 in) on 7 March 2004.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 7 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
National Park (Forestry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savage River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bendalong Stp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ndjamena	Chad	Record low minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Kiriwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Hillwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarh	Chad	Record low maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alectown (Vanvilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caopas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 7 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 7 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 802.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

634 broken records

Margins by which the 634 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 2004

Top 20 records on 7 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 2004	Hamilton (Uralla), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2004	Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Kassala, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Kastamonu, TR	all-time low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Ouse (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Gallipolis, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Bronte Heights, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Jalacingo, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	National Park (Forestry), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Tashkent, UZ	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Gospic, HR	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	127 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	122 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Savage River Mine, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Girilambone (Ampol), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Bendalong Stp, AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2004	Williams, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	38 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 827 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 2004-03-07: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	622
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1